'Hanch' definitions:

Definition of 'Hanch'

From: GCIDE
  • Hance \Hance\ (h[a^]ns), Hanch \Hanch\ (h[a^]nch), n. [See Hanse.]
  • 1. (Arch.) See Hanse. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway. [1913 Webster]