Shanks

Common English surname

Shanks is the plural of shank, referring to the lower part of the leg between the knee and ankle, or more generally any long, narrow part of an object like the stem of a key or the straight part of a nail.

In golf, to shank is to mishit the ball with the hosel rather than the clubface, sending it sharply off course.

The phrase shanks' mare or shanks' pony means traveling on foot, using one's own legs as transportation.

In prison slang, shanks are improvised stabbing weapons, and to shank someone is to stab them with one.

leg-anatomy

calf

Juvenile cow or leg part

tibiaMain lower leg bone
fibulaOuter lower leg bone
shinFront lower leg

ankle · knee · thigh · limb · bone · joint · muscle · tendon · gait · stride

golf-mishit

slice

Portion cut off

hookCurved catching device
thinSmall in diameter
toppedExceeded or crowned

skulled · blade · duff · chunk · heel · toe · socket · hosel · swing · iron

tool-part

shaft

Narrow vertical passage

stemPlant's central axis
handlePart for gripping
boltThreaded rod for nuts

screw · anchor · ring · key · spoon · ladle · straight · cylindrical · connecting · fastener

prison-weapon

shiv

Makeshift stabbing tool

bladeFlat cutting edge
homemadePrepared at one's residence
improvisedCreated without prior planning

stabbing · contraband · toothbrush · razor · pointed · smuggled · cellblock · inmate · violence · concealed

meat-cut

lamb

Juvenile sheep

beefBovine meat for eating
porkPig as food
legAmbulatory limb

roast · braised · stew · bone-in · slow-cooked · joint · butcher · marrow · collagen · broth

surname

Scottish

Of that northern kingdom

clanRelated group sharing ancestry
ancestryFamily line of descent
genealogyStudy of family descent

lineage · heritage · patronymic · kinship · descendants · forebears · bloodline · house · tartan · Highland

Shanks

calf

slice

shaft

shiv

lamb

Scottish

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