{i} family name; Tom Hanks (born 1956), American movie actor and director, actor who starred in the film "Saving Private Ryan"; village in North Dakota
orig. Thomas J. Hanks born July 9, 1956, Concord, Calif., U.S. U.S. film actor. He displayed a flair for light comedy in the television series Bosom Buddies (1980-82) then became a film star in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). After winning praise for A League of Their Own (1992) and the romantic hit Sleepless in Seattle (1993), he proved himself an accomplished dramatic actor in Philadelphia (1993, Academy Award), Forrest Gump (1994, Academy Award), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Cast Away (2000). He made his debut as director and screenwriter with That Thing You Do (1996)
A hank of wool, rope, or string is a length of it which has been loosely wound. an amount of wool or thread that has been wound into a loose ball (hönk). Aaron Hank Greenberg Hank Williams Hank
A definite length of textile material that varies according to the material A hank of wool is 560 yards, cotton and silk is 840 yards and linen is 300 yards
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