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han⋅ky

[hang-kee]
–noun, plural -kies.
a handkerchief.
Also, hankie.


Origin:
1890–95; han(d)k(erchief) + -y 2
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han·kie also han·ky   (hāng'kē)   
n.   pl. han·kies Informal
A handkerchief.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
hanky [ˈhæŋki]

and hankie
  1. n.
    a handkerchief, especially if lacy and feminine. : Do you have a hanky I can borrow?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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