un hanked
noun
1.
a skein, as of thread or yarn.
2.
a definite length of thread or yarn: A hank of cotton yarn measures 840 yards.
3.
a coil, knot, or loop: a hank of hair.
4.
Nautical. a ring, link, or shackle for securing the luff of a staysail or jib to its stay or the luff or head of a gaff sail to the mast or gaff.
verb (used with object)
5.
Nautical. to fasten (a sail) by means of hanks.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a loop, coil, or skein, as of rope, wool, or yarn |
| 2. | nautical a ringlike fitting that can be opened to admit a stay for attaching the luff of a sail |
| 3. | a unit of measurement of cloth, yarn, etc, such as a length of 840 yards (767 m) of cotton or 560 yards (512 m) of worsted yarn |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) nautical to attach (a sail) to a stay by hanks |
| [C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hanka to coil, Swedish hank string] | |
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