Shank

/ʃæŋk/

noun

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

  2. Meat from that part of an animal.

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

Synonyms: shiv

verb

  1. To travel on foot.

  2. To stab, especially with an improvised blade.

  3. To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.

Synonyms: depants, shiv

adjective

  1. Bad.

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