shanked

English

Verb

shanked

1. simple past and past participle of shank

Adjective

shanked (not comparable)

1. Having a shank.
2. (botany) Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk
   • 1904, William Robinson, The Garden:

     Your Muscat Grapes are both shanked and scalded ; the latter can be easily remedied, but the former is more difficult.

Derived terms

• red-shanked douc
• spindle-shanked