shank has definitions from the fields of zoology,anatomy,chemistry,food,sport,golf
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[ noun ] the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

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waist

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part bottom sole

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[ noun ] cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

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cylinder bit

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[ noun ] cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

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cylinder bolt

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[ noun ] cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

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stem

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[ noun ] (anatomy) the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

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body_part leg calf

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

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cut hindshank foreshank

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[ noun ] (sport,golf) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

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golf_stroke

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[ verb ] hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

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hit golf

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3195
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[ noun ] (zoology) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

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cannon

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