Shank
WordNet
noun
(1) A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
(2) Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
(3) The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
(4) Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
(5) Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
(6) Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
(7) The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
(8) A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
verb
(9) Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The lower part of the leg; shin.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- A straight, narrow part of an object; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft. See thin,fat,toe.
- An improvised stabbing weapon.