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Squier :: Squid (n.) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid..

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

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..

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..

Redshank :: Redshank (n.) The fieldfare.

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..

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

Redshank :: Redshank (n.) A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs..

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

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..

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

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..

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.

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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