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Shank

[n] lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
[n] the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
[n] cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
[n] cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
[n] cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
[n] the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
[n] a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg


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Synonyms

cannon, stem, waist



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