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Definition of shank

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Shank (v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.

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Shank :: Shank (v.) A loop forming an eye to a button.

Mousing :: Mousing (n.) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out..

Teuk :: Teuk (n.) The redshank.

Shank :: Shank (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

Throat :: Throat (n.) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.

Crown :: Crown (n.) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.

Hough :: Hough (n.) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man..

Beam :: Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.

Shanked :: Shanked (a.) Having a shank.

Clee :: Clee (n.) The redshank.

Pellile :: Pellile (n.) The redshank; -- so called from its note.

Beard :: Beard (n.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.

Rat-tail :: Rat-tail (n.) An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.

Butteris :: Butteris (n.) A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses..

Kern :: Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank..

Shanker :: Shanker (n.) See Chancre.

Burr :: Burr (n.) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.

Canon :: Canon (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.

Barker :: Barker (n.) The spotted redshank.

Chine :: Chine (n.) A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep..