01 n. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
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A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
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A rope or withe for fastening a gate.[Prov. Eng.]
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Hold; influence.“When the devil hath got such a hank over him.” — Bp. Sanderson.
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A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.(Naut.)
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A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.(Wrestling)