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Hank vs. Skein — What's the Difference?

Hank vs. Skein — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hank and Skein

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Hank

Hank is a male given name. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk, itself a short form of Hendrik and thus related to Henry & Harvey.

Skein

A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.

Hank

A coil or loop.

Skein

Something suggesting the coil of a skein; a complex tangle
A twisted skein of lies.

Hank

(Nautical) A ring on a stay attached to the luff of a jib or staysail.
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Skein

A flock of geese or similar birds in flight.

Hank

A looped bundle, as of yarn.

Skein

A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.

Hank

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

Skein

(figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.

Hank

(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

Skein

(zoology) The membrane of a fish ovary.

Hank

(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.

Skein

A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

Hank

(Ulster) Mess, tangle.

Skein

A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

Hank

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Skein

(sports) A winning streak.

Hank

(obsolete) Hold; influence.

Skein

A series created by a web major broadcasting network.

Hank

(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.

Skein

To wind or weave into a skein.

Hank

(transitive) To form into hanks.

Skein

A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, - usually tied in a sort of knot.

Hank

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

Skein

A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

Hank

A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

Skein

A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).

Hank

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Skein

Coils of worsted yarn

Hank

Hold; influence.
When the devil hath got such a hank over him.

Hank

A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.

Hank

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.

Hank

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

Hank

To form into hanks.

Hank

A coil of rope or wool or yarn

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