hanked

Looped for storage

Hanked is the past tense of hank, meaning to coil or gather into a loose bundle.

Rope, yarn, or thread gets hanked for storage or transport: She hanked the rope and stowed it below deck.

In sailing, to hank a sail is to attach it to a stay using small clips called hanks.

yarn

skein

Coiled length of thread

  • woolSheared animal fiber
  • threadFiber for stitching
  • fiberPlant-based digestive aid

coiled · bundled · looped · dyed · spinning · knitting · weaving · textile · craft · winding

nautical

coiled

Arranged in spirals

  • ropeThick twisted fibers
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • sailorSeafaring crew member

knot · rigging · cleat · mooring · halyard · deck · stowed · looped · wound · bundled

Opposites
fiber/rope organization

hankedspooled

Wound onto cylinder

tangled · wound · snarled · reeled · coned

SAIL ATTACHMENT (nautical)

hankeddetached

Apart or uninvolved

free · furled · stowed · bagged

Phrases
Family

hank, hanker, hankers

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