- hank
[hank 词源字典] - hank: see hook
[hank etymology, hank origin, 英语词源] - 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.
