Han (hn), contr. inf. & plural pres. of Haven. To have; have. [Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
Him thanken all, and thus they han an end.
Chaucer.
Han"ap (-p), n. [F. hanap. See Hanaper.] A rich goblet, esp. one used
on state occasions. [Obs.]
Han"a*per (-*pr), n. [LL. hanaperium a large vase, fr. hanapus vase,
bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of German origin; cf. OHG. hnapf, G. napf,
akin to AS. hnÊp cup, bowl. Cf. Hamper, Nappy, n.] A kind of basket,
usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of
articles; a hamper.
Hanaper office, an office of the English court of chancery in which
writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them,
were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper. Blackstone.
Hance (hns), v. t. [See Enhance.] To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] Lydgate.
{ Hance (hns), Hanch (hnch), } n. [See Hanse.] 1. (Arch.) See Hanse.
2. (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to
the gangway.
Hand (hnd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant,
Dan. haand, Icel. hˆnd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin˛an to
seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the
forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many
other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a
human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk,
or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer
on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly
used in measuring the height of horses.