hanking
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A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
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(archaic) A diminutive of the male given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).
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A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
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(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
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(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.
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A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
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(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
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(Ulster) Mess, tangle.
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(obsolete) Hold; influence.
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(transitive) To form into hanks.
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(transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
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