Shank
A personal surname
Shank has meanings connected to long, narrow parts.
The shank of a tool is its stem or handle—the part you grip.
In anatomy, the shank is the lower leg between knee and ankle.
A shank of meat is a cut from this part of an animal.
In prison slang, a shank is a makeshift stabbing weapon, often fashioned from metal or plastic; to shank someone is to stab them with one.
In golf, to shank a shot is to mishit it badly, striking the ball with the club's hosel rather than the face.
Poorly struck shot
- slicePortion cut off
- hookCurved catching device
- heelFoot's rear underside
- hoselClubhead's shaft receiver
duff · topped · skulled · embarrassing · yips · driving range · iron · lateral
Braised cross-cut shanks
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- slow-cookedPrepared with prolonged heat
- marrowSoft bone interior
- bone-inWith skeleton intact
stew · roast · collagen · tender · casserole · broth · stock · gravy
Ambulatory limb
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- shinFront lower leg
- tibiaMain lower leg bone
- drumstickStick for striking drums
hock · gambrel · fetlock · foreleg · hindquarter · limb · joint · bone
Plant's central axis
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- handlePart for gripping
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- drill bitRotating hole-cutting attachment
screw · nail · fastener · anchor · cylindrical · rod · tang · body
Confinement for offenders
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
blade · sharp · jailhouse · inmates · smuggled · filed · melted · concealed
Curve closing on itself
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- backingAid or sponsorship
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- threadFiber for stitching
fabric · covered button · dressmaking · upholstery · notions · needle · stitch · garment
mishit
Poorly struck shot
hosel · duff · topped · skulled · embarrassing · yips · driving range · iron · lateral · chili dip
osso buco
Braised cross-cut shanks
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- slow-cookedPrepared with prolonged heat
- marrowSoft bone interior
bone-in · stew · roast · collagen · tender · casserole · broth · stock · gravy · tagine
leg
Ambulatory limb
drumstick · hock · gambrel · fetlock · foreleg · hindquarter · limb · joint · bone · meat cut
stem
Plant's central axis
drill bit · screw · nail · fastener · anchor · cylindrical · rod · tang · body · connector
prison
Confinement for offenders
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- stabbingWounding with a blade
contraband · blade · sharp · jailhouse · inmates · smuggled · filed · melted · concealed · dangerous
loop
Curve closing on itself
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- backingAid or sponsorship
- attachmentConnection or fondness
thread · fabric · covered button · dressmaking · upholstery · notions · needle · stitch · garment · fastening
- scaffold proteinsdishevelled, Homer, SAP
- lamb shankYoung sheep's leg portion
- beef shankBovine leg portion
- shank boneLower leg bone
- veal shankYoung bovine leg portion
- shank itHit from the hosel
- shanked itHit badly sideways