Look up: SHANK

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   shank
   [n] - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg 2. [n] - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 3. [n] - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something 4. [n] - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head 5. [n] - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill 6. [n] - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
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   Shank
   That part of a tool or similar object which connects the principal operating part to the handle, socket, or chuck by which it is held or moved.That portion of a bolt between the head and the threaded portion.
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   Shank
   That portion of a bolt between the head and the threaded portion.
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   Shank
   Shank: 1. In anatomy, the tibia, the larger bone in the lower leg. The term is rarely used in this sense today. 2. In a culinary sense, the foreleg of a four-legged animal as, for example, a lamb shank. The shank is flavorful but tough (due to connective tissue) and therefore needs long slow cooking.
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   shank
   that part of a bolt which goes from the underside of the head to the farther end Category: Mechanical engineering • furniture and ferrule Category: Various industries and crafts • the shank is that part of the drill by which it is held and driven Category: Mechanical engineering • that part of a broach from the front end to the front pilot for connecting the bro...
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   Shank
   Shank noun (Zoology) See Chank .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82
   
   
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   Shank
   Shank noun [ Middle English shanke , schanke , schonke , Anglo-Saxon scanca , sceanca , sconca , sceonca ; akin to Dutch schonk a bone, German schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, Old High German scincha shank, Dan. & Swedish skank . √161. Confer Skink , v. ] 1. T ...
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   Shank
   Shank intransitive verb To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off . Darwin.
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   shank
   To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off. ... <zoology> See Chank. ... 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, th ...
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    shank
    waist noun the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
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    shank
    noun a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
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    shank
    noun the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
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    shank
    noun a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
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    Shank
    `Shank` can refer to: * Lead shank, a type of `lead` used for difficult horses * Shank (biology), a major scaffold protein that interacts indirectly with both NMDA receptors and metabotropic receptors * Shank (sewing), a sewing-specific shank include `button shanks and thread shanks` * Shank, part of a ship's anchor * Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon. * Shankh,...
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    shank
    (shangk) leg (def. 1). crus (def. 2).
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    Shank
    • (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle. • (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel. • (v.) The body of a type. • (v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg. • (v.) That p...
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