[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hance \hance\ ha^ns, hanch \hanch\ ha^nch, n. see
   hanse.
   1. arch. see hanse.
      1913 webster

   2. naut. a sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife
      rail down to the gangway.
      1913 webster
see also:
hanse 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hance \hance\ h.ans, v. t. see enhance.
   to raise; to elevate. obs. --lydgate. hance
see also:
enhance 

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