<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a skein, as of thread or yarn</li><li>a definite length of thread or yarn: A hank of cotton yarn measures 840 yards</li><li>a coil, knot, or loop: a hank of hair</li><li>Nautical: a ring, link, or shackle for securing the luff of a staysail or jib to its stay or the luff or head of a gaff sail to the mast or gaff</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical: to fasten (a sail) by means of hanks</li></ul>