shank

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English shanke, from Old English scanca

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋk

[edit] Adjective

shank (comparative shanker, superlative shankest)

1. Bad.

[edit] Noun

shank (plural shanks)

1. The lower part of the leg; shin.
2. Meat from that part of an animal.
3. A straight, narrow part of an object; shaft; stem.
4. The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
5. The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
6. A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
7. The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
8. (sports) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft. See thin,fat,toe.
9. (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon.

[edit] Derived terms

• greenshank
• redshank
• shank-nag
• shank-weary
• shankbone - the bone of the foreleg
• shanks' nag
• shanks' mare
• shanks' pony
• Longshanks

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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

1. (archaic) To travel on foot.
2. (slang) To stab.
3. (sports) (transitive) in golf: to hit the ball so that it goes off in an unintended direction.
4. (sports) (transitive) in football: to kick a ball in a direction other than that which was intended.