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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.
