SHANK

• (noun) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

• (noun) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

  synonyms : cannon

• (noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

  synonyms : waist

• (noun) cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

• (noun) cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

• (noun) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

  synonyms : stem

• (noun) the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

• (noun) a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

• (verb) hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

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