Asked a young lady named Ailene as she patiently waited for her mother to by some roving at my Sew Expo booth last weekend. I am rarely at a loss for words but I didn't have an answer for that one. I think I have one now, though.
The English work hank comes from an ancient Norse word, hǫnk, that means coil. Traceable to Middle English, hank was used in those times to indicate a definite measurement of fiber; a hank of worsted weight wool was defined as having 560 yards.And there's your interesting fiber fact for the day.
Thank you, Ailene.
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