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hanker

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han.ker \'han-k*r\ \-k(*-)rin\ \-k*r-*r\ vi or han.ker.ing [prob. fr. Flem 
   hankeren, freq. of hangen to hang; akin to OE ha]ngian : to desire strongly 
   or persistently  - han.ker.er n