In context|nautical|lang=en terms the difference between staysail and hank
is that staysail is (nautical) a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast while hank is (nautical) a ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
As nouns the difference between staysail and hank
is that staysail is (nautical) a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast while hank is a coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
As a verb hank is
to form into hanks.
staysail
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
hank
English
Proper noun
(s)
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(archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).