Shank

Quick meaning: Shank is a noun meaning The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

Meaning

The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

More Meanings

1. Meat from that part of an animal.
2. A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
3. The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
4. The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
5. A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
6. (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
7. The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.

Example Sentences

the shank of the morning

Edward I of England was nicknamed Edward Longshanks.

His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide / For his shrunk shank […]

To a good golfer a shank is disgracefuller than being dead drunk or in jail.

Word Forms

• shanks
• shanking
• shanked
• shanker
• shankest

Synonyms for shank

Depending on context, synonyms include shiv, pedestrianize, walk, ambulate, raik, jab.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include waist, cannon, stem, rod, sword, blade.

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