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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