Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To form into hanks. · To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. · A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. · Doubt, difficulty. · Mess, tangle.
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century.
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