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

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

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

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

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..

Nut :: Nut (n.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place..

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

Shankbeer :: Shankbeer (n.) See Schenkbeer.

Canon Bone :: Canon bone () The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse..

Redlegs :: Redlegs (n.) The redshank.

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..

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.) The body of a type.

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

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