Shank
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- Further information: Shanks (disambiguation)
Shank can refer to:
- Lead shank, a type of lead used for difficult horses
- Shank (biology), a major scaffold protein that interacts indirectly with both NMDA receptors and metabotropic receptors
- Shank (sewing), a sewing-specific shank include button shanks and thread shanks
- Shank, part of a ship's anchor
- Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon.
- Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system
- Shanks, a family of wading birds
- Shanks' mare, an idiom meaning to walk
- Shank (meat), a cut of meat
- Beef shank, a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow, namely the extremities.
- Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope
- In ballet, the shank is the part of a pointe shoe used to support the arch of one's foot when dancing en pointe.
- to Shank, de-pants; pull another's pants straight down to their ankles
People
- Christopher B. Shank, Maryland politician
In entertainment:
- Bud Shank (b. 1926), an American saxophonist
- Warlord Shank, an evil villain from the TV series Space Cases
In sports:
- Harvey Shank (b. 1946), Canadian baseball player
- shank a poor golf shot
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