shank

1. The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

   Edward I of England was nicknamed Edward Longshanks.

   Unterschenkel

   го́леньgólenʹ, плюсна́pljusná

   гомілкаhomilka

   the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

2. Meat from that part of an animal.

   Beinstück, Hachse

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

3. (colloquial)A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.

   улитulit

4. A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.

   сте́рженьstérženʹ

   стриженьstryženʹ

   cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

5. The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.

6. The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.

7. A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.

   This twist drill has a reduced shank so that it can be used even in a small chuck.

   хвостови́кxvostovík

   хвостовикxvostovyk

   cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

8. The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.

9. A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

   a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

10. The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

    the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

11. A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)

12. (slang)An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.

1. Tom got shanked while he was in prison.

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2. Even the best tennis players shank their shots occasionally.

   ruДаже лучшие теннисисты порой срывают удары.

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3. I travelled on shank's pony.

   deIch bin per pedes gereist.

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4. Tom got shanked.

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5. If the car breaks down, I’ll have to go by shank’s mare.

   deIch muss auf Schusters Rappen umsatteln, wenn das Auto Schrott ist.

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