shank

[US]/ʃæŋk/
[UK]/ʃæŋk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.shin; lower part of the leg;;handle.

Phrases & Collocations

shank bone

shank steak

shank end

taper shank

straight shank

shank diameter

Example Sentences

the shank of a journey

in the shank of the afternoon

the shank of the evening.

I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder.

Gosh, I think people needs to get shanked!

the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers.

You young people go everywhere by car these days. When I was young all we had was Shanks’s pony.

- 'Cause I can't be getting shanked or shivved.

Pursue the dreames of youth.seek heart-shanking rhythm and gather the flexible vitality of youth.

His arm looks like a broken compass;it's not an arm any more, but a knucklebone with a shank attached.

The calf shank includes a downward convexly curved lower end which is secured to the foot keel by way of coupling element (73).

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