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Bible Dictionaries
Shank
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
(2):
(v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg.
(3):
(n.) See Chank.
(4):
(v.) The body of a type.
(5):
(v.) 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.
(6):
(v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.
(7):
(v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms.
(8):
(v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; - usually followed by off.
(9):
(v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
(10):
(v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; - called also shanks.
(11):
(v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle.
(12):
(v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
(13):
(v.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
(14):
(v.) A loop forming an eye to a button.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shank'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shank.html. 1828.
