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   Shank

   /SHaNGk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle: "the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers"
   • ▪ the lower part of an animal's foreleg: "many fast animals have long shanks or calves"
   • ▪ the lower part of an animal's foreleg as a cut of meat: "meals like ham hocks and lamb shanks are cooked with reasonably priced cuts of meat"
   • 2. a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end: "gouges vary in the amount of curve or sweep on the cutting edge and the form of the shank"
   • ▪ the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill.
   • ▪ the long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc.: "all Roman lever keys have a tubular shank"
   • ▪ the straight part of a nail or fishhook.
   • 3. a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
   • ▪ the band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone.
   • 4. the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe: "a rigid leather boot with a full shank"
   • 5. a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor: informal US "he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform"
   • 6. an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club: "he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey"
   • ▪ a mishit shot, typically one that is struck with the frame of the racket: "one of the worst shots the great man has ever played—a forehand shank from on top of the net"

   verb

   • 1. strike (the ball) with the heel of the club: "I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder"
   • ▪ mishit (a shot), typically by striking it with the frame of the racket: "he missed an easy smash then shanked a backhand volley"
   • 2. slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife: informal US "I got shanked with a broken bottle"

   Word Origin Old Englishsceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and German Schenkel ‘thigh’. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shanked adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Define shank. shank synonyms, shank pronunciation, shank translation, English dictionary definition of shank. n. 1. a. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. b. A corresponding part in other vertebrates. 2. a. The whole leg of a human. b.

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   Definitions of shank. noun. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. see more. noun. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. synonyms: cannon. see more. noun. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg. see more. noun.

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   3 days ago · shank in American English. (ʃæŋk ) noun. 1. the lower part of the leg; part between the knee and ankle in humans or a part like this in animals. 2. the whole leg. 3. a cut of meat from the leg of an animal.

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   See shank in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: shank. Definition of shank noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   SHANK meaning: 1 : the straight, narrow part of a tool that connects the part that does the work with the part that you hold; 2 : a piece of meat cut from the upper part of the leg

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   shank, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary. shank noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Meaning & use. 1.a. Old English–. That part of the leg which extends from the knee to the ankle; the tibia or shinbone.