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Teuk :: Teuk (n.) The redshank.

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..

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

Kerned :: Kerned (a.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

Kern :: Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank..

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

Longshanks :: Longshanks (n.) The stilt.

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..

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.) 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..

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

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

Pellile :: Pellile (n.) The redshank; -- so called from its note.

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

Spindle-shaped :: Spindleshanks (n.) A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt..

Crossbar :: Crossbar (n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down..

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

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

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.

Canon :: Canon (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.

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