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1.nounThe part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
2.nounMeat from that part of an animal.
3.nounA redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
4.nounA straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
5.nounThe handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
6.nounThe center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
7.nounA protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
8.nounThe 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.
9.nounA poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
10.nounAn improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.
11.nounA loop forming an eye to a button.
12.nounThe space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
13.nounA large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
14.nounThe body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
15.noun(shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
16.nounFlat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
17.nounThe end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
18.nounThe main part or beginning of a period of time."the shank of the morning"
19.verbTo travel on foot.
20.verbTo stab, especially with an improvised blade.
21.verbTo remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
22.verbTo misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
23.verbTo hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
24.verbTo fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
25.verbTo provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
26.verb(shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.