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

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

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

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..

Clee :: Clee (n.) The redshank.

Longshanks :: Longshanks (n.) The stilt.

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..

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

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

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..

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

Shank :: Shank (n.) See Chank.

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

Greenshank :: Greenshank (n.) A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also greater plover.

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..

Shank :: Shank (v.) The body of a type.

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

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

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

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