Shank

[ʃæŋk]

Definition

(noun.) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball.

(noun.) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.

(noun.) cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.

(noun.) cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head.

(noun.) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.

(noun.) the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.

(noun.) a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.

(verb.) hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.

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Definition

(n.) See Chank.

(v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg.

(v.) Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved.

(v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.

(v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms.

(v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle.

(v.) A loop forming an eye to a button.

(v.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.

(v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.

(v.) The body of a type.

(v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

(v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks.

(v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.

(v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off.

Checker: Sinclair

Definition

n. the leg below the knee to the foot: the long part of any instrument as of an anchor between the arms and ring: the part of a tool connecting the handle with the acting part: the part of a shoe connecting the sole with the heel.—v.i. to be affected with disease of the footstalk: to take to one's legs (with it).—v.t. (Scot.) to despatch unceremoniously.—adj. Shanked having a shank: affected with disease of the shank or footstalk.—ns. Shank′-ī′ron a shaping-tool for shoe-shanks: an iron plate inserted as a stiffening between the leather parts of a shank; Shank′-paint′er a painter or small rope for fastening the shank of an anchor when catted to a ship's side.

Edited by Barbie