hank

/hæŋk/
/hæŋk/
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Definitions of hank
  1. noun
    a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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    types:
    skein
    coils of worsted yarn
    type of:
    coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl
    a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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