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Synonyms for shank

Grammar : Noun
Spell : shangk
Phonetic Transcription : ʃæŋk

Définition of shank

Origin :
  • Old English sceanca "leg, shank, shinbone," specifically, the part of the leg from the knee to the ankle, from Proto-Germanic *skankon- (cf. Middle Low German schenke, German schenkel "shank, leg"), perhaps literally "that which bends," from PIE root *skeng- "crooked" (cf. Old Norse skakkr "wry, distorted," Greek skazein "to limp"). Shank's mare "one's own legs as a means of transportation" is attested from 1774 (shanks-naig).
  • noun shaft
Example sentences :
  • He struck the rivet such a blow that he snapped one shank of his spur short off.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • This plate is soldered to the shank of the screw-eye and the cleat is complete.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • He's in the shank of his honeymoon as we stands chattin' yere.'
  • Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • He's had just about time to make the trip on Shank's mare by takin' short cuts.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post
  • Next to the blade on the end of which is the cutting edge, is the shank, Fig. 65.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • The place where the arms are joined to the shank, and unite at the throat.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Also, the iron ring to which the cable is bent to the anchor in the summit of the shank.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • It is not that, but the shank of his horse, broken above the pastern joint!
  • Extract from : « Gaspar the Gaucho » by Mayne Reid
  • “Glad to see you, little girl,” said Mr Shank, as he led the way into his room.
  • Extract from : « Ned Garth » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • I touched it; and the head, with about a quarter of an inch of the shank, came off in my fingers.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

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