as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal
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Recent Examples of shank
The seafood-forward seasonal menu highlights regional produce and contemporary Australian cuisine with dishes like Tasmanian scallops, King Island Sirloin and Tasmanian lamb shank.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There’s one bad shank, a 20-yarder off the side of his foot.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
The recalled products include pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Food consumed includes pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There’s one bad shank, a 20-yarder off the side of his foot.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
The recalled products include pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Food consumed includes pork hock, chicken feet, pork feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork tongue.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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