Shank

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

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

(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.

(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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• In 1809, L'Hommedieu, a Frenchman, invented an auger with two pods and cutting lips, a central screw and a twisted shank. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• They have hook-shaped handles at the upper end, and terminate below in forks that are pivoted to the shanks of type hammers, to raise and lower them. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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