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Epipodiale :: Epipodiale (n.) One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula..

Kerned :: Kerned (a.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

Shin :: Shin (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.

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

Redlegs :: Redlegs (n.) The redshank.

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

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

Spindle-shaped :: Spindleshanks (n.) A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt..

Redshank :: Redshank (n.) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee..

Yellowlegs :: Yellowlegs (n.) Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2..

Shank :: Shank (v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round..

Sheepshank :: Sheepshank (n.) A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.

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

Spindleshanks :: Spindle-shanked (a.) Having long, slender legs..

Shanker :: Shanker (n.) See Chancre.

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..

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..

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

Shank :: Shank (v.) Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved..

Clee :: Clee (n.) The redshank.

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