Hance

[hæns]

Definition

(v. t.) To raise; to elevate.

(-) Alt. of Hanch

Typist: Mason

Definition

n. (naut.) a curved rise from a lower to a higher part—sometimes Hanch Haunch: (archit.) the arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch—also Haunch.

Editor: Miriam