"Shank" is a word in ENGLISH
See Chank.
The body of a type.
A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for
handling it.
The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the
shin bone; also, the whole leg.
The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of
disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off.
Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing,
which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it
is held or moved.
That part of a key which is between the bow and the part
which enters the wards of the lock.
The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between
the ring and the arms.
Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the
edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is
secured to a handle.
A loop forming an eye to a button.
The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the
broader front part with the heel.
A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or
knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks.
Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds. I have always kept an open mind, a flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of the intelligent search for truth.
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