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Definition of shank
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Shank (v.) The
middle
part of an
anchor,
or that part which is
between
the ring and the
arms..
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Kern
::
Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which
projects
beyond
the body, or
shank..
Shank
::
Shank (v.) A
wading
bird with long legs; as, the
green-legged
shank,
or knot; the
yellow
shank,
or
tattler;
--
called
also
shanks..
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..
Beam
::
Beam (n.) The
straight
part or shank of an
anchor.
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..
Stock
::
Stock (n.) The
wooden
or iron
crosspiece
to which the shank of an
anchor
is
attached.
See
Illust.
of
Anchor.
Clee
::
Clee (n.) The
redshank.
Kerned
::
Kerned
(a.)
Having
part of the face
projecting
beyond
the body or
shank;
-- said of type.
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..
Yellowshanks
::
Yellowshanks
(n.) Alt. of
Yellowshin.
Greenshank
::
Greenshank
(n.) A
European
sandpiper
or snipe
(Totanus
canescens);
--
called
also
greater
plover.
Crus
::
Crus (n.) That part of the hind limb
between
the
femur,
or
thigh,
and the
ankle,
or
tarsus;
the
shank..
Shank
::
Shank (v.) That part of a hoe, rake,
knife,
or the like, by which it is
secured
to a
handle..
Sheepshank
::
Sheepshank
(n.) A hitch by which a rope may be
temporarily
shortened.
Stilted
::
Stilt (n.) Any
species
of
limicoline
birds
belonging
to
Himantopus
and
allied
genera,
in which the legs are
remarkably
long and
slender.
Called
also
longshanks,
stiltbird,
stilt
plover,
and
lawyer..
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.
Rat-tail
::
Rat-tail
(n.) An
excrescence
growing
from the
pastern
to the
middle
of the shank of a
horse.
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..
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..
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