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The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
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Meat from that part of an animal.
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A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
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A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
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The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
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The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
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A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
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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.
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A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
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An improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.
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A loop forming an eye to a button.
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The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
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A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
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The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
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(shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
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Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
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The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
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The main part or beginning of a period of time.
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the shank of the morning