{ Hance (hăns), Hanch (hănch), } n. [See Hanse.] 1. (Arch.) See Hanse.
2. (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.