SHANK

shank

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

cannon, shank

(noun) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

shank, waist

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

shank

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

shank

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

shank, stem

(noun) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

shank

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

shank

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

shank

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

shank (plural shanks)

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

Meat from that part of an animal.

(ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.

A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.

The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.

The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.

A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.

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.

(sports) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

(slang) An improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.

A loop forming an eye to a button.

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

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

(printing, dated) The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.

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

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

The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.

The main part or beginning of a period of time.

Synonyms

(improvised stabbing weapon): shiv (slang)

Verb

shank (third-person singular simple present shanks, present participle shanking, simple past and past participle shanked)

(archaic, Ulster) To travel on foot.

(slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.

(slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.

(transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

(transitive, chiefly, tennis, football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.

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

Synonyms

(to stab with an improvised weapon): shiv (slang)

(to remove another's pants): depants (slang)

Adjective

shank (comparative shanker, superlative shankest)

(slang) Bad.

Anagrams

• Hanks, Naskh, ankhs, hanks, khans

Proper noun

Shank (plural Shanks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shank is the 2700^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13343 individuals. Shank is most common among White (91.97%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hanks, Naskh, ankhs, hanks, khans

Source: Wiktionary

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Shank, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Chank.

Shank, n. Etym: [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. sq. root161. Cf. Skink, v.]

1. The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. Shak.

2. 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. Specifically: (a) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock. (b) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms. See Illustr. of Anchor. (c) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle. (d) A loop forming an eye to a button.

3. (Arch.)

Definition: The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph. Gwilt.

4. (Founding)

Definition: A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.

5. (Print.)

Definition: The body of a type.

6. (Shoemaking)

Definition: The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

7. (Zoöl.)

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

8. pl.

Definition: Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round. Shank painter (Naut.), a short rope or chain which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage.

– To ride shank's mare, to go on foot; to walk.

Shank, v. i.

Definition: To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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