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

Shanker :: Shanker (n.) See Chancre.

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

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.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

Longshanks :: Longshanks (n.) The stilt.

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

Shank :: Shank (v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round..

Crown :: Crown (n.) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.

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..

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

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

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..

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.

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