| Shank: English to English |
| Shank (n.) See Chank. |
| Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off. |
| Shank (v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it. |
| Shank (v.) A loop forming an eye to a button. |
| Shank (v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks. |
| Shank (v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round. |
| Shank (v.) Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved. |
| Shank (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle. |
| Shank (v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock. |
| Shank (v.) The body of a type. |
| Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms. |
| Shank (v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg. |
| Shank (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel. |
| Shank (v.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph. |