The stem or straight part of anything. Cf. shaft, n.2 The shaft or stem of an anchor, connecting the arms and the stock.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > shank of anchor (6) shankc1550 The stem or straight part of anything. Cf. shaft, n.2 The shaft or stem of an anchor, connecting the arms and the stock. staff1611 The shank of an anchor. Obsolete. rare. shaft1769 A stem, columnar or straight portion of something. The stem or long straight handle of a tool, etc.; the shank of an anchor; the stem of a pipe… Subcategories:— squared part at top of (1) — part to which stock is fixed (1) — thick part near crown (1) |
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