| 单词 | shank |
| 释义 | shank n. 1. a the leg. b the lower part of the leg; the leg from knee to ankle. c the shin-bone. 2. the lower part of an animal's foreleg, esp. as a cut of meat. 3. a shaft or stem. 4. a the long narrow part of a tool etc. joining the handle to the working end. b the stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc. c the straight part of a nail or fish-hook. 5. the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe. Phrases and idioms shanks's mare (or pony) one's own legs as a means of conveyance. Derivatives shanked adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE sceanca f. WG |
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