Word: shank Word origin: Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and German Schenkel ‘thigh’. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s. Phonetic: ʃaŋk Listen:
a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle. Example: the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers
a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end. Example: gouges vary in the amount of curve or sweep on the cutting edge and the form of the shank
a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe. Example: a rigid leather boot with a full shank
a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor. Example: he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform
an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club. Example: he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey
strike (the ball) with the heel of the club. Example: I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder
slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife. Example: I got shanked with a broken bottle
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