hank

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
2. 2
   A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
3. 3
   Doubt, difficulty.
4. 4
   Mess, tangle.
5. 5
   A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
6. 6
   Hold; influence.
7. 7
   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.

Verb

1. 1
   To form into hanks.
2. 2
   To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
2. 2
   A diminutive of the male given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).