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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

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To travel on foot.

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To stab, especially with an improvised blade.

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To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.

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To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

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To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.

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To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.

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To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).

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(shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.

Examples of shanks in a Sentence

It lay thus scandalously neglected until 1824, when John Shanks, a "drouthy" cobbler, was appointed keeper.

A tablet, let into the wall, contains an epitaph by Lord Cockburn, recording Shanks's services to the venerable pile, which has since been entrusted to the custody of the commissioners of woods and forests.

The project is funded by landfill tax credits from Shanks First.

Hershel Shanks is a magazine editor, who feels he has to defend the historicity of the bible against the attacks of scholars.

Monotheism Shanks now feels he has to defend monotheism Shanks now feels he has to defend monotheism in the tendentious history of the bible.

They are also trying to get Shanks to scale down the tonnage of waste.

Osso Buco is made with lamb shanks and the marrow of the shanks is part of the appeal of the dish.

Set in double shank platinum (naturally…) - Seems that you need two bands (shanks) to hold 211 diamonds safely in place.

In addition, the popular jacket comes with stud rivets and shanks, puff sleeves, contrasting stitching, two front pockets with flap detailing, and extended three-button cuffs.

The shanks of rings remain popular for engraving, though it is possible to engrave other areas of the ring and this can present some interesting options.

Depending on the price discounts and sales offered by the individual jewelers, rings may cost as little as $100, though more elaborate designs with wider shanks and multiple gems may cost $5,000 or more.

Rings with round shanks or a curved inside will give more tolerance than a ring with a flat interior.

Actors Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks have become synonymous with the roles appearing in both spinoffs and in direct to DVD feature films based on the franchise.

The series followed the adventures of the reunited Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and Doctor Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) as they battled Ra's "people," the parasitic Go' auld.

Michael Shanks’ costume (Hawkman) is just ridiculous because it takes four people to get him into it.

For the main course, customers rave about the moussaka, braised lamb shanks, and the chicken spanaki, all of which are served with rice in huge portions.

Don't pass up the pepper pot stew with oxtails, wild boar, lamb shanks, duck and pork belly or the bacon-wrapped whole roast quail served over butter beans.

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