Sekirov Dictionary

shank

/ˈʃeɪ̯ŋk/

noun19

  1. The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  2. Meat from that part of an animal.
  3. (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
  4. A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
  5. The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
  6. The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
  7. A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
  8. The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
  9. The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
  10. (old-fashioned) The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
  11. A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
  12. The main part or beginning of a period of time.
  13. A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
  14. A loop forming an eye to a button.
  15. (informal) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
  16. The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
  17. A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
  18. Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
  19. The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.

verb8

  1. To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
  2. To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
  3. (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
  4. To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
  5. To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
  6. (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
  7. To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
  8. (no longer used) To travel on foot.

adjective1

  1. (slang) Bad.
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