hank
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
1681, E.R., The Experienced Farrier, London, p. 307, […] the best thing of all to stop bleeding at the Nose, is to take a Hank of Coventry-blew thread, and hang it cross a stick, and set one end of it on fire […] and let him receive the smoak up his Nostrils […]
- 2.
(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- 3.
(Ulster)Doubt, difficulty.
- 4.
(Ulster)Mess, tangle.
- 5.
A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- 6.
(obsolete)Hold; influence.
- 7.
(wrestling) 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.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To form into hanks.
- 2.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)(transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/- origin; akin to hǫnk (compare haki (something bent)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (hook). Akin to hangian to hang. First known use: 14th century.