SHANK | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and German Schenkel ‘thigh’. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s

a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle

person's leg

• the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers

a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end

long, narrow part of tool connecting handle to operational end

• gouges vary in the amount of curve or sweep on the cutting edge and the form of the shank

a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.

part or appendage by which something is attached to something else

the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe

narrow middle of sole of shoe

• a rigid leather boot with a full shank

a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor

makeshift knife

• he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform

an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club

act of striking ball with heel of club

• he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey

strike (the ball) with the heel of the club

strike ball with heel of club

• I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder

slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife

slash or stab

• I got shanked with a broken bottle
• my friend pulled a knife and shanked him