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Definition of Hankey

1. Noun. A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hankey

Literary usage of Hankey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook of London Bankers by Frederick George Hilton Price (1891)
"Mr. Thomas hankey, of Chester Square, the senior surviving member of the firm of hankey and Co., informs me that he does not know the actual date of the ..."

2. History of Corn Milling by Richard Bennett, John Elton (1904)
"In response to this, on 19 March, 25 Elizabeth, hankey petitioned that " the ... Whereas, &c., John hankey has exhibited his Bill of Complaint in the ..."

3. Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle (1859)
"JOHN KENNEDY, М.Л. WILLIAM ALERS hankey was born in 1771, and received the ... On leaving the University of Edinburgh, in 1789, Mr. hankey came to London, ..."

4. Evangelical Christendom by Evangelical Alliance (1859)
"Mr. hankey rendered essential I «trice to the society when it began to publish tracts ... For this service Mr. hankey was better qualified than most men of ..."

5. The Missionary Gazetteer: Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Account ...by Bela Bates Edwards, Charles Williams by Bela Bates Edwards, Charles Williams (1832)
"hankey, a new station of the LMS in S. Africa, named after its Treasurer, ... hankey CITY, a station of the LMS on Tahiti, one of the Georgian Islands. ..."

6. John Mackenzie, South African Missionary and Statesman by William Douglas Mackenzie (1902)
"CHAPTER XVIII AFRICA—MANY-SIDED WORK AT hankey (1891-1898) HAN KEY is the name given in ... Originally the hankey estate consisted of more than 4000 acres, ..."

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