Shank




SEE: Chank
noun
1.
(The leg, the leg from knee to ankle, the corresponding part of an animal's leg, a cut of meat from the leg of an animal, the straight, slender part of an implement or tool) shank of the leg ផ្នែកពីក្បាលជង្គង់ទៅកជើង
Example: The shank of a fork; shank of a key; shank of a fishhook.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A loop forming an eye to a button.
2.
The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
3.
A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
4.
The body of a type.
5.
The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
6.
A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks.
7.
The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg.
8.
The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms.
verb
1.
That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle.
2.
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.
3.
That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.
4.
Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off.