shank

shank
ʃæŋk
noun
1) (the leg, especially the part between the knee and foot.) (skinne)bein
2) (the long straight part of eg a nail or screw.) spikerskaft, skrueskaft
I
subst. \/ʃæŋk\/
1) (anatomi) legg, skinnbein
2) (anatomi) bein
3) (zoologi) mellomfotbein (på fugl), skank (på hest)
4) (matlaging) skank
5) skaft (på verktøy, pipe m.m)
6) (høy) stett (på glass)
7) (sjøfart) legg (på anker)
8) (botanikk) stilk
9) tang(e) (på kniv)
10) hals, skaft, tang(e) (på bor)
11) (petroleumsfag) borkroneskaft
12) innspenningstapp (på presstempel e.l.)
13) kolbe (på symaskinnål)
14) stilk (på harvtann)
15) hals, stilk (på knapp)
16) (arkitektur) (søyle)skaft
17) (støping) håndøse
18) (typografi) typelegeme
19) gelenk (på sko)
the shank den siste delen
the shank of the evening den siste delen av kvelden skumringen
II
verb \/ʃæŋk\/
1) visne
2) (golf) treffe med hælen av køllen
shank off eller shank (botanikk) visne (ved stilken) og falle av

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