hank

IPA(Pronunciation)

/hæŋk/

Noun

Ulster obsolete

A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. / (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

Japanese Meaning

紐、糸、またはロープなどが巻かれた、一巻きまたは束状の状態 / （船舶用語）ステイセイルをステイに固定し、滑らかに動かせるようにするためのリングやシャックル

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She picked up a hank of yarn from the basket and began to knit.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はかごから毛糸の一巻きを取り出して編み始めた。

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Sense（1）

A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

Coordinate term: skein

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Sense（2）

Sense（3）

(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.

Sense（4）

(Ulster) Mess, tangle.

Sense（5）

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Sense（6）

(obsolete) Hold; influence.

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Sense（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.

hanks

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