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Definition of Hanks

Hank
Hank Hank, n. [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, h["o]nk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; ar prob. akin to E. hang. See Hang.] 1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. 2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.] 3. Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp. Sanderson. 4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
Hank
Hank Hank, v. t. 1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. 2. To form into hanks.

Meaning of Hanks from wikipedia

- films (1995–2019). Hanks directed the comedies That Thing You Do! (1996) and Larry Crowne (2011), and acted in both. In 1998, Hanks launched his production...
- Hanks is a surname of English, or Dutch origin, meaning "son of Hankin" and may refer to: Boo Hanks (1928–2016), American Piedmont blues guitarist and...
- Hanks also provided the voice of Talking Tom, the title character in the web series Talking Tom & Friends. He is the eldest son of actor Tom Hanks. Hanks...
- Chester Marlon Hanks (born August 4, 1990) is an American actor and musician. The son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, he has had recurring roles on...
- married actor Tom Hanks in 1988. Hanks already had two children from a previous marriage, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. She has two sons with Hanks, Chet and Truman...
- itinerant cook Amos Mefford Hanks. Hanks is also the youngest brother of fellow actor Tom Hanks and entomologist Larry Hanks, but they were not raised together...
- Hanks (born 1953) is an American entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Hanks received...
- Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker who has had an extensive career in film, television and stage. Hanks made his professional acting debut on...
- member of the Sparrow family. It is believed that Nancy Hanks' grandparents were Ann and Joseph Hanks and that they raised her from infancy until her grandfather...
- Tom Hanks set to star. According to Deadline, to find investors, an auction for the movie's rights was to be brokered by CAA, which represents Hanks, Playtone...