ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shanked

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ʃæŋkt/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Shanked is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of shank.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of shank.

More Meanings

  1. Having a shank.
  2. (botany) Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk

Example Sentences

Your Muscat Grapes are both shanked and scalded ; the latter can be easily remedied, but the former is more difficult.
'It is the top of a pearl boot button undoubtedly, I should say,' pronounced the sergeant. 'One of those metal-shanked things that they wire into the boot nowadays. […]'

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include waist, cannon, stem, jacked, assaulted, attacked.

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