| 单词 | hank |
| 例句 | I notice that no one ever brought the Candor girl I warned to the elevator hank, which means she must have gotten away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Inside were four coppers and a little hank of blond hair tied up with a red ribbon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I am not a skin color or a hank of wavy hair. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Another banner showed a white man that was wide as a barn holding hands with a white woman that waren’t much more than a stick with a hank of yellow hair on top. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We have never, in the history of the hank, seen such a thorough proposal. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Mary looked up quickly from the hank of yarn she was winding into a ball. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Two guys who I knew worked at the hank on the corner leaned over their table to join the conversation. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had light brown dreadlocks tied in a bunch with a hank of yarn, and intense blue eyes that shone like high beams. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z With all of their eyes upon him, Harry reached up to the top of his head, grabbed a hank of hair, and pulled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He ripped an old conch shell off a hank of dead man’s fingers and tossed it aside. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “So he says. But Private Williams—he is a big hank of sentiment.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He sweeps a hank of dark hair out of his eyes. Washington Ballet’s Septime Webre turned company into a big tent 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Sunshine twisted a hank of long blonde hair around her hand. Screw the sisterhood! I’d rather screw your boyfriend 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z My mother twisted another thick hank of hair into a scrap of cotton and sighed. “Skinny isn’t beautiful”: Only after I stopped dreading my weight did I find true happiness 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing I have any hair at all after all these years in the business,” said Ms. Bündchen, as the hairdresser Guido Palau grabbed a hank of her long, sun-streaked hair. Fashion Diary: Fashion Diary: Tinseltown in New York 2012-02-18T00:11:19Z They begin to talk, Rose holding a hank of yarn as Julie Ann begins to spin it into a ball, the violet cord between them suggesting the strength of their mother-daughter connection. Video: Late Preminger, the Un-Swinger 2011-05-13T23:13:01Z Then pivoting that side hank of hair back over his bald center lane and twisting and flipping it a bit so it jutted out in front just right. Five Novelists Imagine Trump’s Next Chapter 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The plastic cups arrived on a terra-cotta plate, one cup filled with a pickled pig’s knuckle, another with a hank of goat sloughed off the bone and unraveling. Hungry City: Carnitas El Atoradero in the South Bronx 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Some people looked at Daniel Jones and saw a nondescript kid with a square haircut, a hank of side-comb running across his forehead in a straight line, and decided he was terminally unremarkable. Perspective | Daniel Jones isn't going to tell you you're wrong about him. He'd rather show you. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z A work from 1935, “Rope and People, I,” combines mediums—an affixed hank of heavy rope is surrounded by painted images of distressed personages. Joan Miró’s Modernism for Everybody 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z As she demonstrated how the wool locks work, Skinner pulled a hank of hair and braided it with the dreadlock in a blanket braid, though in her own hair she used a simple twist. Former hairdresser makes dreadlocks from sheep’s wool 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The next morning, the police and Victoria’s parents found articles of the girl’s clothing and a bloody hank of hair on a road near a sand pit in Mahwah. Edgar Smith, Killer Who Duped William F. Buckley, Dies at 83 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Carefully, she lifts a hank of her long hair and pushes it over her shoulder. Rebecca Solnit: ‘The essay is powerful again. We’re in a golden age’ 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z “Look, that one is a woman. Shame, shame,” said an elderly man, pointing to a stretcher with a slender body wrapped in cloth and a hank of long hair dangling outside. Massive blast in the heart of Kabul’s diplomatic quarter kills at least 80 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Put hank in the big Apple where he belongs. For Yankees, Pursuit of Titles Requires Tough Decisions 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z “The farm is a reef for hundreds of species,” he said, cutting off a hank of seaweed—Gracilaria—for me to try. The Next Superfood 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z We saw traces everywhere: antlers, other bones, hoof prints, dung, and once a great hank of soft, woolly underhair, part of the winter coat that a musk ox had shed. The battle to protect Alaska’s great wildlife sanctuary | Rebecca Solnit 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Alright, so I was about to write an article about Windows 10 when I realised I was proper hank marvin, so I got on the dog and bone and belled up my mate Azza. I just got a cheeky Nando's and rode the banter bus with Apple Pay 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The Matterhorn is an arrow-shaped hank of rock 12,279 feet high in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Deadly Allure of Solo Climbing 2012-07-15T04:00:00Z A new hank of cord had to be got and bent on a new reel; an operation that took a long time, during which the exact locality of the ship was a matter of uncertainty. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z The wire should now be cut from the hank, leaving about 2 in. of free wire projecting at the finishing end of each bobbin. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z NOTE—The above table is based on ordinary twist, 1.20 x square root of hank, with an allowance of 15 minutes per set for doffing and stops. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery 2011-12-16T03:00:11.130Z And I deem that in burning the hank of tow they burned also her brain in her head.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z It is ordered, that every person so soon as he has set his bell shall immediately hank up the strop or rope, or in default thereof shall forfeit and pay for use aforesaid, sixpence. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The color can best be judged from the fuzzy end of the hank, and should be clear and glassy, and by no means dull or yellowish. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z “No... ‘A rag and a bone and a hank of hair’ ... The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z NOTE—The above table is based on ordinary twist, 1.20 x square root of hank, with an allowance of 15 minutes per set for doffing and stops. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery 2011-12-16T03:00:11.130Z Now when he saw them all animated and lively, Josse would throw a hank of hair into the fire, and as it flared up the air would all at once be poisoned. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The black hank of it hanging down was not beautiful. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z He combed it out as best he might, while she punctuated the performance with such remarks as these: “Lor! child, remember it’s hair in your hands, not a hank of yarn.” The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z “Well,” said Molly Brown, “when I left home last September, one of my brothers cheerfully informed me that I looked like ‘a rag and a bone and a hank of hair.’ Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z NOTE—The above table is based on ordinary twist, 1.20 x square root of hank, with an allowance of 15 minutes per set for doffing and stops. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery 2011-12-16T03:00:11.130Z "Well, laddie, 'tis a tangled story, but I will e'en try to unravel it for you, if you'll hold this hank of yarn till I wind me a good ball." Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z To him "the rag, and the bone, and the hank of hair" could never be anything but perfect. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z But I, well certainly I would serve as a perfect illustration of ‘a rag and a bone and a hank of hair’ at this moment if at no other.” The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z Goody Brown was busy with her spinning-wheel, treading it vigorously with one foot, and drawing out the finest and evenest thread from a hank of flax that formed her distaff, into a tall, gray cone. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z NOTE—The above table is based on ordinary twist, 1.20 x square root of hank, with an allowance of 15 minutes per set for doffing and stops. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery 2011-12-16T03:00:11.130Z Admitting Rivas killed Portada over a rag, a bone, and a hank o' hair would be a confession the Ambassador couldn't run his own show. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z It takes as much trouble to plait as would weave a hank of homespun. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Joey stooped over the garden bed to pick up her hank of bass and bundle of sticks. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z "Kite down to the barn and fetch the toboggan and a good strong hank of rope, Bud," Gramps said finally. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z NOTE—The above table is based on ordinary twist, 1.20 x square root of hank, with an allowance of 15 minutes per set for doffing and stops. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery 2011-12-16T03:00:11.130Z The Elder was reading Rivington's Royal Gazette; Madame had a hank of wool over two chairs, and was slowly winding it. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z A hank of bad silk snaps under this strain; a twist that will stand it is improved by it. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Yarn.—Yarn may be dyed either in the hank, in the warp or in the cop, i.e. in the form in which the yarn leaves the spinning frame. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Although he had never been fishing, he had always believed that you fished with a stout pole, a strong hank of line, a hook and worms for bait. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z It is unnecessary and inconvenient to measure and weigh a full hank, and a lesser number of yards are usually taken. Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery 2011-12-16T03:00:11.130Z “You made me—” she laughed mischievously, “—out of a rag and a bone and a hank of hair!” The Moonlit Way Most yarn is bleached in the hank, and it will suffice to give an account of this process only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The dyeing in the hank is carried out in rectangular dye-vats constructed of wood or stone like that shown in fig. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z One of the two young men was holding a hank of wool, which a brown-haired, brown-eyed girl was winding slowly and carefully into a great ball. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines Write the number you are spinning or want to spin, add two ciphers to it; divide that by the hank roving that you are spinning from, to get draught. Instruction book on ring spinning When the piles on the floor at her side would be high enough, she would run them off around her elbow into a hank ready to be colored. The American Country Girl For she had actually brought along with her knitting needles and a hank of grey yarn. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks I held up my two hands and she put the hank over them, and went on talking about her and her husband's matters. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade A hank of seven leas was the common measure in the woollen industry, in which the reels were 1 yd. or 2 yds. in circumference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The gear required to run another number on the same hank roving. Instruction book on ring spinning "I can spin two hanks of yarn a day, six cuts to the hank," boasted Odalie. The Story of Old Fort Loudon "Why, mam gin his wife a hank o' fine stockin' yarn, an' dad gin him a couple sides o' bacon." Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign She went and got the lump of lead and fetched it back, and brought along a hank of yarn which she wanted me to help her with. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade In cross reeling a thread is traversed over a portion of the reel surface by a reciprocating guide to form a hank without divisions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The hank roving required to run another number of yarn with same draught. Instruction book on ring spinning Here's a hank of twine, Hamish, tie them altogether by the legs, and hang them, in two divisions of equal weights, over the crupper of Surefoot. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) She was a meek, slimpsy little thing, with big, hungry lookin' eyes, and a double hank of cinnamon coloured hair that I should have thought would have made her neck ache to carry around. Side-stepping with Shorty Bumpus felt all through his pockets again, and was grievously disappointed not to discover a hank of fishing cord. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol Open reeling forms lease, and seven of these are united in one hank by a lease band which retains the divisions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" Then multiply the number of the yarn desired by the hank roving, using that for a divisor; that product divided will tell the draught change gear that is required. Instruction book on ring spinning “Yes, at one hundred rupees the hank,” she answered. Indian Fairy Tales He drew out a hank of fine cord and a screw of paper. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Probably the knots would be enough if straightened out to make a hull hank of yarn, and mebby more. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife A hank of yarn having been taken from each cop, the reel is stopped and closed up so as to allow of the ready withdrawal of the hanks. The Story of the Cotton Plant Later he saw a brave who had tied to his belt a long hank of silver-blond hair, surely Helene's, a circular piece of skin dangling down. Shaman She set off with the fourth hank to the fourth bazar, and in this bazar was the king’s palace. Indian Fairy Tales The shad-bush blooms with the trilliums—but I may not allow the spring flowers to set me spinning on another hank! Getting Acquainted with the Trees Some appeared curved and twisted, a few lay across the others, in a direction almost tangential to the moon's limb, the general effect being described as that of a "hank of thread in disorder." A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition They usually take the 'rag and a bone and a hank of hair' attitude, and are disgusting. An Anarchist Woman Raoul got a firm grip on the thick, stiff-standing hank of black hair in the center of his enemy's head and brought the knife down on the brown throat. Shaman Dennis was sitting nearest the rail, and there was a small hank of rope at his feet. The Mystery of the Green Ray “That man had it,” proudly informed Baby, and he fished from the bosom of his hunting-shirt a hank of coarse black hair. A Virginia Scout O, you who have tried it will know what I mean When the praises I sing of a hank of long green! The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems Wristlets made in one piece require one half hank of yarn, and 4 bone needles No. 3, or steel needles No. 12. Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet A rag and a bone and a hank of hair, one of these raving suffragettes. Little Lost Sister We stood on the brink of a wall, over which the stream at our side fell in a "hank" of divided cataracts. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Meanwhile I watched the right hank, hoping to get another chance at Cuthbert Mackenzie. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada The hank of yarns told about Socrates is pieced out with tabs and tags borrowed from different periods. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 The hank is 840 yards, and the number of hanks in one pound avoirdupois is the count of the yarn. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Then wring each hank, shaking it out to get the air into it. Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer Nancy ran to a bundle of wool in the garret, carded and spun a big hank of yarn that night. Home Life in Colonial Days "I want a little Horace for eighteen-pence—the Cambridge one just published, to carry in my pocket—and a new hank of gut." Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore Two Crowpees, who watch the cards, and gather the money for the hank. 5th. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The test is made by stretching a hank of yarn between the two hooks of a cloth testing machine. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades The harpoon is launched from his hank, and sinks deep into the oily flesh. Peter the Whaler Delisle went ahead and O’Driscoll and I propped him up on either side—the negro we hauled up on a hank and left to recover and make the best of his way home. Hurricane Hurry I’ll make a loose hank of it, so that the fish’s teeth may go through if he tries to bite the line, which of course he will.” Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco I’ve laid it all in a hank ready to run out; and don’t ram them hooks in your fingers, because they’re hard to cut out. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale The handle at the side is now turned, so that the lower hook descends and puts a strain on the hank. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades The hank dips into the wash liquor in the trough, and as it is drawn through by the revolution of the bobbin it is washed very effectually. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student In her hand she carried a rather decrepit hussif and a hank of strong linen thread. A Mating in the Wilds When Pedders showed up again all the old stories was hashed over, and the whole of Tullington held its breath watchin' for some sign that he's dug up his hank loot. Shorty McCabe on the Job When I was a little bigger I would help hold the hank when she done the spinning and old Mistress done a lot of the weaving and some knitting. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Cotton is dyed in an unspun state, and also as yarn or spun thread, either in the hank or skein. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades This is to some extent obviated by hanging in the bottom of the hank a roller which acts as a weight and keeps the yarn stretched and so prevents it flying about. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Another good method is to couch down a hank of threads of fine cotton or perhaps wool as illustrated in fig. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving This is to some extent obviated by hanging in the bottom of the hank a roller, which acts as a weight and keeps the yarn stretched and so prevents it flying about. The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Arithelli sat upon her trunk, which she considered cleaner than the chairs, and watched the process, her green eyes assuming a curious veiled expression, a hank of copper-tinted hair falling upon her shoulders. The Hippodrome The counts of worsted yarn are based on the number of hanks in one pound, each hank containing 560 yards. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades A hank hung between the hooks is naturally twisted, and all the surplus liquor wrung out. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student He caught the market just right and at the age of twenty-eight got out of business with half a million to the right side of his hank account. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field A hank hung between the hooks is naturally twisted and all the surplus liquor wrung out, the liquor falling into the vat. The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics By putting a patient nine times through a hank of unwashed yarn, and a cat as often through it in the opposite direction, he cast the disease on the cat, and thereby cured the invalid. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales When the threads of the hank begin to break, the strain is released, and the catch at the side keeps the pointer in position until the amount of strain is read on the dial. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades A bank late is fined two dollars; a party violating the rules, or guilty of insubordination, is fined two dollars and reported to the hank. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City No one answering, he climbed to the top of a high hank and discovered a number of Chinamen coming toward him. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World With one hand she flung back the tangled hank of her long black hair, while the light of her black eyes shone full on Evaleen. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett I can only see one bloomer leg and a hank of hair, but that is enough to recognize my soul mate by. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping He leaned over, grasped the open-eyed head by a hank of hair and flung it into the hole. The Universe — or Nothing She tugged at a hank of it absently. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Venning will crawl on to the little island on our right and watch the south hank. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa I don't believe she ever spun a hank o' yarn in her life. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy Cap'n Sproul had his teeth set hard upon a hank of his grizzled whiskers, and his eyes on the smoke ahead. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul A hank of rather large steel beads, a string of short square steel bugles, and 1 oz. of fluted ditto, 1/2 inch long. The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. The tumataban women spin only one hank of cotton each month for their masters, who furnish to them the cotton in the boll. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century They were cunning people, doubtless, who began that trade; to have a double hank upon us, for two worlds: that no pleasure here, or hereafter, should be had, without a bribe to them. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 That's truth decidedly; though, at the same time, your nerves were certainly rather entangled, like a ravelled hank. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three By these means it is, that these artful Jugglers renders themselves formidable to the common people, and by getting into the secrets of most of the families of the nation, acquire a hank over them. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton Begin by threading a hank of gold beads on two of the four skeins, leaving two without any. The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. In his swift hand each strick flashed out from the rough hank with great rapidity, and every crafty, final touch on the teeth made it brighter. The Spinners Materials: Strip of grey kid; strip of oil silk; 1 skein black silk; 1 skein red purse silk; 1 hank steel beads; steel button. Beeton's Book of Needlework Just above them was a low point in the hank of the little river and they could see that it was trodden by many feet. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi The best fishing season is from April to October, when the fish come to this hank to feed. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Two ounces of transparent white beads, rather larger than seed beads, four strings of gold, the same size, and a hank of steel to match. The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. He ceased both to speak and work, dropped his hank, turned down his shirt sleeves and put on his coat. The Spinners By the evening lamp in the Arrowhead living room I did my bit, for the moment, by holding a hank of gray wool for Ma Pettengill to wind. Ma Pettengill Sure enough next time the child had hidden in its frock a hank of very thin cord, which I managed as I was playing with her to slip unobserved into my breast. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo The thread wuz made into big broaches—four broaches made four cuts, or one hank. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 There," he said, "is a hank o' thread. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Each night she spun so many hanks of yarn for her daily bread, and one hank over for the candle. Quiet Talks with World Winners You ain't going to quit so easy for a squint-eyed little hank that—that your old woman found for you. Every Soul Hath Its Song Each bundle contains a number of complete hanks, and it is unusual to split a hank for the purpose of maintaining an absolutely standard weight bundle. The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth I love a friendship free and frank, And hate to hang upon a hank. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 348, December 27, 1828 Oak vaulted astride, and Coggan clambered up by aid of the hank, when they ascended to the gate and galloped off in the direction taken by Bathsheha's horse and the robber. Far from the Madding Crowd You would never sit still to wind more than a hank of yarn at a time, that you wouldn't. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I You can't throw me over after all these years for a little squint-eyed hank and get away with it! Every Soul Hath Its Song When, however, rolls are wound from hank, as is illustrated in Fig. The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth Hereupon, seating himself on the locker over against me, he thrust a hand into his great side pocket and brought thence a hank of small-cord, a silver-mounted pistol and lastly a small, much battered volume. Martin Conisby's Vengeance Oh! my lass, he will come home, and be glad to come home; and you will have the hank in your own hand. A Knight of the Nets Once she had found wool there, not carded, but a hank of it, soft, white and most delicate to touch. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Well, jist as it struck nine o'clock, says I, 'Sally, hold this here hank of twine for a minute, till I wind a trifle on it off; that's a dear critter.' The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville The cops are almost invariably wound direct from the spinning bobbins, the exception being coloured yarn which is wound from hank. The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth The action is as follows: The attendant lifts the hank out of the vat and places it on the hooks. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 He brought us good, coarse tunics and cloaks, also hats, shoes, and belts; and for each of us, a small leather case containing two good needles and a little hank of strong linen thread. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Possibly they had drawn near the eastern hills, and were out of sight of the fifty curious gazers on the other hank. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Here is another chattering jay to deal with," thought the smith; "but I have a hank over him too. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day I also procured a hank of fine white fibre of the pine-apple leaf. Journal of an African Cruiser This done, the hook commences to revolve the reverse way, until the twists are taken out of the hank. Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 I'm beginning to feel like a regular rag and a bone and a hank of hair. The Adventures of Sally Go into the turret room, spin out this hank, and stay there till I call you to supper. Grisly Grisell He searched in his pockets till he found a small hank of spun-yarn, from which he cut a piece about a yard long. Jim Davis From it she took a patch of cloth and a hank of silk thread. The Yeoman Adventurer At this exact moment a new girl, but tired and moist, appeared, took a hank of white threads from a dressing-table, and tied that separate lock firmly. Linda Condon I saw the clown bone a whole hank of sausages, and put them into his pocket, and then pour the gravy in after them. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age Many politicians of the school of Jefferson were jealous of moneyed institutions, but Hamilton succeeded in having a hank established though not with so large a capital as he desired. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders He stood stock-still, and cowered, though I beat him with my hank of cord, and kicked his ribs. Jim Davis He spent his days in the monotonous routine of a hank, and to his pleasure-loving nature the drudgery seemed intolerable, but he said little. A Beautiful Possibility The yeomanly churl!—I would give something to know how he has got such a hank over me. The Surgeon's Daughter To its hank was shackled a bit of stout chain, about two feet long. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest During the past week there had been frequent conferences between Mrs. Butler and Banker Perkins, and on several occasions Tad's mother had called at the hank in person. The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies Or, the Secret of the Lost Claim Well, there goes old widow Hopkins—it always takes her a week to buy a spool of thread and trade a hank of yarn. The Gilded Age, Part 1. Well, jist as it struck nine o'clock, says I, Sally, hold this here hank of twine for a minute, till I wind a trifle on it off; that's a dear critter. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville The bone and the hank of hair stuff is played out. The Evil Shepherd He has a hank on him; i.e. an ascendancy over him, or a hold upon him. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue "Very well," replied Tad, as, with evident reluctance, he followed his friend to the hank, half a block up the street. The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies Or, the Secret of the Lost Claim He pulled out the hank of white beard that had floated down from the airplane a few days before. In the Sweet Dry and Dry Anyhow, I have a neck to put it round and not a hank of wrinkles. O'Flaherty V.C. : a recruiting pamphlet Not thinking any harm, the youth jumped back on shore and made his way up the steep hank. The Brown Fairy Book A Smithfield hank; an ox, rendered furious by overdriving and barbarous treatment. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Here Vennachar in silver flows, There, ridge on ridge, Benledi rose; Ever the hollow path twined on, Beneath steep hank and threatening stone; A hundred men might hold the post With hardihood against a host. The Lady of the Lake He allowed himself to think that in certain circumstances he would rob his hank but, as these circumstances never arose, his life rolled out evenly—an adventureless tale. Dubliners It rose close to the hank, and blowing like a grampus, Namgay Doola wiped the water out of his eyes and made obeisance to the king. The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition An involuntary motion of surprise nearly escaped him, for the description in the passport was identical with that of the hank robber which he had received from Scotland Yard. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition That would have quickly suggested, by induction, "A rag and a bone and a hank of hair." Strictly business: more stories of the four million It ran off on three legs, to go out of sight over the hank. The Last of the Plainsmen My hank of twine I dropped on deck later, when I went out to breakfast. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger If they lie well up the hank, out of reach of the spring floods, they will stay there for years. Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things |
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