Shank

Shank

Shank can refer to:
* Lead shank, a type of "lead" used for difficult horses
* Shank (sewing), a sewing-specific shank include "button shanks and thread shanks"
* The long, narrow part of a screw or nail
* Shank, part of a ship's anchor
* Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon
* A metal "spine" placed inside a shoe or boot
* The handle (beginning) for a pair of shears / scissors; the part that connects the neck to the ride
* Shanks, wading birds in the genus "Tringa"
* Shanks' mare, Shanks's pony idioms meaning to walk
* Shank (meat), a cut of meat
** Beef shank, a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow, namely the extremities
* Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope
* In ballet, the shank is the part of a pointe shoe used to support the arch of one's foot when dancing en pointe
*Shank (play), 2008 play by Richard Vincent
* Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system
* SHANK1 or SHANK2, a major scaffold protein that interacts indirectly with both NMDA receptors and metabotropic receptors
* Shank in modern terms could mean stab, when used in a sentence, "I will shank you", this means "I will stab you"

People
* Christopher B. Shank, Maryland politician
* A nickname for Dan Shaughnessy, a sportswriter for the Boston Globe

In entertainment:
* Bud Shank (b. 1926), an American saxophonist
* Warlord Shank, an evil villain from the TV series "Space Cases"

In sports:
*Harvey Shank (b. 1946), Canadian baseball player
*Shank, a poor golf shot

Also see: Schenck, Schenk, Shenk


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  • Shank — Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shank — est un patronyme pouvant désigner: Patronyme Bud Shank (1926 2009), saxophoniste américain Christopher B. Shank (né en 1972), homme politique américain Harvey Shank (né en 1946), joueur de baseball canadien John Shank (mort en 1636), acteur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shank — ist der Familienname von: Bud Shank (1926–2009), US amerikanischer Jazzmusiker Charles Shank (*1943), US amerikanischer Physiker Kendra Shank, US amerikanische Jazzsängerin, Gitarristin und Perkussionistin Diese Seite ist e …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • shank — [shaŋk] n. [ME shanke < OE scanca, akin to Ger schenkel, thigh < IE base * (s)keng , to limp > Gr skazein, Ger hinken] 1. the lower part of the leg; part between the knee and ankle in humans or a part like this in animals 2. the whole… …   English World dictionary

  • Shank — Shank, v. i. To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off. Darwin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shank — Shank, n. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Chank}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shank — [ʃæŋk] n [: Old English; Origin: scanca] 1.) a straight narrow part of a tool or object that connects the two ends ▪ a hammer shank 2.) [U and C] a piece of meat cut from the leg of an animal ▪ lamb shanks 3.) [C usually plural] the part of an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Shank — Shank. См. хвостовик. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • shank — [ ʃæŋk ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the lower part of an animal s leg, or meat from an animal s leg 2. ) count the long thin straight part of an object such as a key or a tool 3. ) count OLD FASHIONED the part of your leg between your knee and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shank — ► NOUN 1) a person s leg, especially the lower part. 2) the lower part of an animal s foreleg, especially as a cut of meat. 3) the shaft or stem of a tool or implement. 4) the band of a ring. DERIVATIVES shanked adjective. ORIGIN Old En …   English terms dictionary

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