As a noun hanch
is alternative form of lang=en.
As a verb ganch is
to drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks as a punishment.
hanch
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(es)
Etymology 2
Noun
(es)
References
* 1886 , A haunch. The Squire zend 'em a beautiful hanch o' venison.'' — Frederick Thomas Elworthy, ''The West Somerset Word-Book. A Glossary of Dialectical and Archaic Words and Phrases used in the West of Somerset and East Devon.
ganch
English
Verb
To drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks as a punishment.
(
Webster 1913)