Definition of shank

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

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Barker :: Barker (n.) The spotted redshank.
Kern :: Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank..
Stock :: Stock (n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor.
Shank :: Shank (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
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..
Shank :: Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Crus :: Crus (n.) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank..
Clee :: Clee (n.) The redshank.
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..
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..
Nut :: Nut (n.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place..
Shank :: Shank (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle..
Greenshank :: Greenshank (n.) A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also greater plover.
Redshank :: Redshank (n.) The fieldfare.
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.
Redlegs :: Redlegs (n.) The redshank.
Bullen-nail :: Bullen-nail (n.) A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered..
Beam :: Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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