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Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

Crus :: Crus (n.) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank..

Longshanks :: Longshanks (n.) The stilt.

Shank :: Shank (v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg..

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

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..

Yellowshanks :: Yellowshanks (n.) Alt. of Yellowshin.

Shank :: Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off..

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

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

Fork :: Fork (n.) An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything..

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

Teuk :: Teuk (n.) The redshank.

Nick :: Nick (n.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution..

Shankbeer :: Shankbeer (n.) See Schenkbeer.

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..

Hardy :: Hardy (n.) A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole..

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..

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

Shank :: Shank (v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it..

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