shank

Word family

Related topics: Tools, Human

1 [countableC]TZ a straight narrow part of a tool or object that connects the two ends 〔工具或物件的〕柄，杆

a hammer shank

榔头柄

2 [countableC, uncountableU] a piece of meat cut from the leg of an animal 〔动物的〕（一块）腿肉

lamb shanks

几块羊腿肉

3. [countableC usually plural]HBHHBA the part of an animal’s or a person’s leg between the knee and ankle 〔人或动物的〕胫，小腿

4. (on) Shanks’s pony British EnglishBrE old-fashioned walking, rather than using a vehicle 步行，徒步走

Examples from the Corpus

shank• Parenti even suggests substituting beef shanks for oxtails; which are bony, like oxtails, but meatier.• The iron shank is quite short and rather delicate, and the key has a small part of the bit surviving.• Stars Restaurant offers braised lamb shank with black truffles for $ 24 and shirts for $ 15.• Remove the lamb shanks with tongs, and when cool enough to handle, remove and shred the meat.• Skew or corner chisels have the edge angled out of square to the shank.• the shank of a button• Add a few veal shanks at a time and coat well with flour, shaking off any excess. 2.

Origin shank

Old English scanca

Chinese

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