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* Another name for the [[lower leg]] in humans |
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* [[Tibia]], one of the two main bones of the leg |
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* [[Shank (meat)]], a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) |
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* Shank, a poor [[Golf swing#Misplayed shots|golf stroke]] |
* Shank, a poor [[Golf swing#Misplayed shots|golf stroke]] |
Revision as of 03:07, 24 January 2021
Look up shank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Shank may refer to:
Objects
- Shank (footwear), part of a shoe or boot
- Shank (sewing), a spacing device
- Shank (weapon), a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon
- Lead shank, a type of lead used for horses
- Tang (tools), the back portion of the blade component of a tool
- Drill bit shank, the end of a drill bit
- Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope
Art and entertainment
- Shank (video game), an action game
- Shank (2009 film), a British drama
- Shank (2010 film), a thriller set in futuristic London
- Shank, a play by Richard Vincent
- Warlord Shank, a villain in the TV series Space Cases
Places
- Mount Schank, a dormant volcano in Australia
- Shankh Monastery, a monastery in Mongolia
- Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Other uses
- Another name for the lower leg in humans
- Tibia, one of the two main bones of the leg
- Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank)
- Shank, a poor golf stroke
- Shanks, wading birds in the genus Tringa
- Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope
- Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system
- SHANK1, SHANK2, and SHANK3, types of protein
People with the name
- Bud Shank, an American saxophonist
- Christopher B. Shank, Maryland politician
- Harvey Shank, Canadian baseball player
- John Shank, a 17th-century English actor
- David E. Shank, co-founder and long-time General Manager of the co-op that developed Shenandoah's Pride milk brand