Hank

Hank
HANK
A length of yarn which varies for different materials. The term is applied to reeled yarn of a suitable length for calculating or being easily handled, as in the case of hank dyeing. Its length varies according to the denomination on which the counts is based, or according to the weight which may be suitably handled. In the worsted trade, the reel on which the hank is wound is one yard in circumference, whereas the cotton reel is 54-in. in circumference. The methods of counting yarns in most instances arc based on the number of hanks per pound.

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