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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word shank, from the part of the leg to a cut of meat to a slang term for a knife. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.
a long, thin, straight part of particular objects, especially one that connects the end of a device or tool that you hold to the end of it that moves or does something: the shank of a screwdriver. the shank of a key / nail. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Poles, rods, shafts and sticks. bargepole. baton. billy club. boathook. bollard.
noun. Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals. the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh. a cut of meat from the top part of the front foreshank or back hind shank leg of an animal.
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Definitions of shank. noun. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. see more. noun. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. synonyms: cannon. see more. noun. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg. see more. noun.
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noun. shanks. The lower part of the leg; part between the knee and ankle in humans or a part like this in animals. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A corresponding part in other vertebrates. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. The whole leg. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A cut of meat from the leg of an animal.
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