Hank
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hank in British English:
UK [hæŋk]
How to pronounce Hank in American English:
US [hæŋk]
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- Noun:
- a coil of rope or wool or yarn
Word Origin
- hank
- hank: see hook
- hank (n.)
- late 13c., "a loop of rope" (in nautical use), probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hönk "a hank, coil," hanki "a clasp (of a chest);" ultimately related to hang (v.). From 1550s as a length of yarn or thread.
Example
- 1. Hank fixed his sights on a 15-year-old sports car .
- 2. Is hank your kid ?
- 3. Hank will smell you on me at the gym .
- 4. Hank paulson , the us treasury secretary , is to visit beijing this week .
- 5. Below are photographs by hank walker .