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Her thanksThank Thank (th[a^][-n]k), n.; pl. Thanks. [AS. [thorn]anc,
[thorn]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor,
pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. [thorn]["o]kk,
Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [thorn]agks thanks; -- originally,
a thought, a thinking. See Think.]
A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a
sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or
desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.
``This ceremonial thanks.' --Massinger.
If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also do even the same. --Luke vi.
33.
What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and
constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his
charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in
matter of sin? --Milton.
Thanks, thanks to thee, most worthy friend, For the
lesson thou hast taught. --Longfellow.
His thanks, Her thanks, etc., of his or her own accord;
with his or her good will; voluntary. [Obs.]
Full sooth is said that love ne lordship, Will not,
his thanks, have no fellowship. --Chaucer.
In thank, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.]
Thank offering, an offering made as an expression of
thanks. His thanksThank Thank (th[a^][-n]k), n.; pl. Thanks. [AS. [thorn]anc,
[thorn]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor,
pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. [thorn]["o]kk,
Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [thorn]agks thanks; -- originally,
a thought, a thinking. See Think.]
A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a
sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or
desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.
``This ceremonial thanks.' --Massinger.
If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also do even the same. --Luke vi.
33.
What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and
constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his
charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in
matter of sin? --Milton.
Thanks, thanks to thee, most worthy friend, For the
lesson thou hast taught. --Longfellow.
His thanks, Her thanks, etc., of his or her own accord;
with his or her good will; voluntary. [Obs.]
Full sooth is said that love ne lordship, Will not,
his thanks, have no fellowship. --Chaucer.
In thank, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.]
Thank offering, an offering made as an expression of
thanks. Longshanks
Longshanks Long"shanks`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The stilt.
longshanksStilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt (H. candidus)
is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars,
which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt (H.
leucocephalus) and the banded stilt (Cladorhynchus
pectoralis) are found in Australia.
Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip. redshanksRedshank Red"shank` (r?d"sh?nk`), n.
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus
calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The
spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger, and has
orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg,
and clee.
(b) The fieldfare.
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation
formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to
their bare legs. --Spenser. Spindleshanks
Spindleshanks Spin"dle*shanks`, n.
A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or
in contempt.
ThanksThank Thank (th[a^][-n]k), n.; pl. Thanks. [AS. [thorn]anc,
[thorn]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor,
pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. [thorn]["o]kk,
Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [thorn]agks thanks; -- originally,
a thought, a thinking. See Think.]
A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a
sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or
desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.
``This ceremonial thanks.' --Massinger.
If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also do even the same. --Luke vi.
33.
What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and
constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his
charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in
matter of sin? --Milton.
Thanks, thanks to thee, most worthy friend, For the
lesson thou hast taught. --Longfellow.
His thanks, Her thanks, etc., of his or her own accord;
with his or her good will; voluntary. [Obs.]
Full sooth is said that love ne lordship, Will not,
his thanks, have no fellowship. --Chaucer.
In thank, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.]
Thank offering, an offering made as an expression of
thanks. Thanksgive
Thanksgive Thanks"give, v. t.
To give or dedicate in token of thanks. [Obs. or R.] --Mede.
Thanksgiver
Thanksgiver Thanks"giv`er, n.
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness. --Barrow.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Thanks"giv`ing, n.
1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for
favors or mercies.
Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be
refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. --1
Tim. iv. 4.
In the thanksgiving before meat. --Shak.
And taught by thee the Church prolongs Her hymns of
high thanksgiving still. --Keble.
2. A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness;
also, a day set apart for religious services, specially to
acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable
deliverance from calamities or danger, or in the ordinary
dispensation of his bounties.
Note: In the United States it is now customary for the
President by proclamation to appoint annually a day
(usually the last Thursday in November) of thanksgiving
and praise to God for the mercies of the past year.
This is an extension of the custom long prevailing in
several States in which an annual Thanksgiving day has
been appointed by proclamation of the governor.
To con thanksCon Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Conning.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from
this) cunnian to try, test. See Can, v. t. & i.]
1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.]
Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser.
They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser.
2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit
to memory; to regard studiously.
Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he
conned As if he had been reading in a book.
--Wordsworth.
I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.
--Burke.
To con answer, to be able to answer. [Obs.]
To con thanks, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.]
--Shak. YellowshanksYellowshanks Yel"low*shanks`, Yellowshins Yel"low*shins`, n.
(Zo["o]l.)
See Yellolegs. yellowshanksTattler Tat"tler, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large,
long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
telltale (T. melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or
lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), the solitary tattler
(T. solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or
willet. The first two are called also telltale,
telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs,
yellowshanks, and yelper.
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Hanks was born in Concord, California, on July 9, 1956, to
hospital worker Janet Marylyn (née Frager) and
itinerant cook Amos "Bud"
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Hanks is a
surname of English, or
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meaning "son of Hankin" and may
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Hanks also
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eldest son of
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Chester Marlon Hanks (born
August 4, 1990) is an
American actor and musician. The son of
actors Tom
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married actor Tom
Hanks in 1988.
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children from a
previous marriage,
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Elizabeth Hanks. She has two sons with
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itinerant cook Amos
Mefford Hanks.
Hanks is also the
youngest brother of
fellow actor Tom
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entomologist Larry Hanks, but they were not
raised together...
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Hanks (born 1953) is an
American entomologist and
professor in the
Department of
Entomology at the
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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filmmaker who has had an
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member of the
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believed that
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