Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hank \Hank\, n. (Wrestling)
   A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his
   opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg
   from the inside, and throws him backward.

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\, v. t.
   1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov.
      Eng.] --Wright.

   2. To form into hanks.

Source : WordNet®

hank
     n : a coil of rope or wool or yarn