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    shank

    shank - Dictionary definition and meaning for word shank

    Definition
    (noun) a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg Definition
    (noun) the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle Definition
    (noun) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
    Synonyms : stem
    Definition
    (noun) cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head Definition
    (noun) cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill Definition
    (noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
    Synonyms : waist
    Definition
    (noun) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
    Synonyms : cannon
    Definition
    (noun) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball Definition
    (verb) hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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