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

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

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

Stock :: Stock (n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor.

Longshanks :: Longshanks (n.) The stilt.

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

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

Shanker :: Shanker (n.) See Chancre.

Rudderpost :: Rudderpost (n.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other..

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..

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

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

Shank :: Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms..

Redlegs :: Redlegs (n.) The redshank.

Clee :: Clee (n.) The redshank.

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..

Shank :: Shank (v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks..

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..

Body :: Body (n.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body..

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..

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