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Hanker :: Hanker (v. i.) To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town..

Hesp :: Hesp (n.) A measure of two hanks of linen thread.

Hank :: Hank (v. t.) To fasten with a rope, as a gate..

Shank :: Shank (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle..

Rudderpost :: Rudderpost (n.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other..

Shank :: Shank (v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it..

Hank :: Hank (n.) Hold; influence.

Unthank :: Unthank (n.) No thanks; ill will; misfortune.

Return :: Return (v. t.) To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return thanks..

Redshank :: Redshank (n.) 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..

Thankful :: Thankful (a.) Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful..

Crus :: Crus (n.) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank..

Nut :: Nut (n.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place..

Longshanks :: Longshanks (n.) The stilt.

Thanksgiver :: Thanksgiver (n.) One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness..

Beam :: Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.

Redshank :: Redshank (n.) A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs..

Canon Bone :: Canon bone () The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse..

Shank :: Shank (v.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.

Crown :: Crown (n.) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.

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