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hankie

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hankie (noun)
  2. hanky-panky (noun)
  3. hanky-pank (adjective)
  4. hanky-pank (noun)

han·kie

noun \ˈhaŋ-kē\
plural hankies

Definition of HANKIE

: handkerchief
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Variants of HANKIE

han·kie or han·ky \ˈhaŋ-kē\

Examples of HANKIE

  1. <held a hankie up to his nose and blew vigorously>

Origin of HANKIE

handkerchief + -ie
First Known Use: 1878

Related to HANKIE

Synonyms: handkerchief, kerchief
Related Words: napkin, serviette [chiefly British], tissue, towel; bandanna (or bandana)
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Rhymes with HANKIE

cranky, lanky, skanky, Yankee

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