shanks

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

Meat from that part of an animal.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

An improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.

A loop forming an eye to a button.

The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.

A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.

The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.

(shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.

The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.

The main part or beginning of a period of time.

“the shank of the morning”

To travel on foot.

To stab, especially with an improvised blade.

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

To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.

To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.

To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).

(shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.