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Meanings of shank in English

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Component for providing a small amount of space in between a garment and a button.

Catalan
canya
Spanish
caña

Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.

canya
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Portuguese
cintura

The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.

cintura
Portuguese
canela

Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.

canela
Usage of shank in English
1
The rear end of the short shank tapered to a rounded point.
The Shelters of Stone
2
The bowstring he made of the finer tendons from the deer's shank.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
3
I am empty as a shank bone when the marrow-toast is serving.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
4
Hip flexion angle and shank angle did not contribute to any models.
Pubmed
5
It's happened once or twice-someGriever-stungshank flipped out and attacked somebody.
The Maze Runner
6
If he won it with a shank, he would not be bothered.
The Guardian
7
The veal hind shank, to be precise, sawed into three-inch-thick pieces .
Roast mortem
8
I love the lamb shank, and my husband loves the chicken wings.
The Irish Times
9
Wee little fat shank, but nice sap when all's said and done.
The Maze Runner
10
Apply glue to the ends of the shank and also in the holes.
Piano Tuning: A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs
11
My grandmother used to use beef, I've changed it to the veal shank.
Reuters
12
I toss the shank to the far end of the table.
Cleaving
13
Billy could see the tin shank glinting in Tommy's right hand.
Apocalypse of the Dead
14
That's what the white-suit shank called the thing we need to go through.
The Scorch Trials
15
The cheek is used for pickling in salt, also the shank or shin.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
16
Of course, it doesn't have the classic protruding bone of the shank half.
Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
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Catalan
canya
Spanish
caña
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