| 释义 |
shank /shangk/ noun- The leg from knee to foot
- The corresponding part in other vertebrates
- The lower part of the foreleg, esp as a cut of meat
- A shaft, stem, straight or long part
- The part of a shoe connecting sole with heel
- The leg of a stocking
- A long-handled ladle for molten metal
- An act of shanking a golf ball
- The end, latter part (dialect)
intransitive verb- To be affected with disease of the footstalk (botany)
- To take to one's legs (also transitive verb with it)
transitive verb- To dispatch unceremoniously (Scot)
- To strike (the ball) by mistake close to the heel of the club so that it makes contact with the hosel, causing the ball to fly to the right (for a right-handed player) (golf)
ORIGIN: OE sc(e)anca leg; Du schonk, LGer schanke shanked adjective - Having a shank
- Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk (botany)
shankˈbone noun on Shanks's pony, mare, nag, etc On foot |