Hank vs. Henry

A coil or loop.

The SI unit of inductance, equal to the inductance of a conductor in which an electromotive force of one volt is induced when the current through the conductor increases at the rate of one ampere per second. See Table at measurement.

(Nautical) A ring on a stay attached to the luff of a jib or staysail.

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

A looped bundle, as of yarn.

A turd.

A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampère a second.

(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.

A unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

(Ulster) Mess, tangle.

English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)

(obsolete) Hold; influence.

United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)

(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.

(transitive) To form into hanks.

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Hold; influence.

A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.

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.

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

To form into hanks.

A coil of rope or wool or yarn