Shank
Encyclopedia
Shank is the lower part of the leg
; shin
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It may also refer to:
Leg
Łęg may refer to the following places in Poland:*A former name for the town of Ełk *Part of the Czyżyny district of Kraków*Łęg, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship...
; shin
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
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It may also refer to:
- Shank (meat)Shank (meat)A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee.Lamb shanks are often braised whole; veal shanks are typically cross-cut.Some dishes made using shank include:...
, a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) - Shank (video game)Shank (video game)Shank is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on August 24, 2010 for the PlayStation 3, August 25, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and October 26, 2010 on for Microsoft Windows. The game features both melee and ranged combat, as...
, an action game - Shank (2009 film)Shank (2009 film)Shank is a 2009 British drama film starring Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne, and Tom Bott. The film was written by Darren Flaxstone and Christian Martin, and directed by Simon Pearce....
, An LGBTLGBTLGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
based film - Shank (2010 film), a thriller set in futuristic London
- Shank (sewing)Shank (sewing)]A shank is a device for providing a small amount of space in between a garment and a button. Shanks are necessary to provide space for fabric to sit in between the button and the garment when the garment is buttoned. Shanks also allow a garment to hang and drape nicely.-Button Shank:Shank ons...
, such as button shanks and thread shanks - Shank, a play by Richard Vincent
- Slang for shivShiv (weapon)A shiv is a slang term for any sharp or pointed implement used as a knife-like weapon. However, the word in practical usage is frequently used when referring to an improvised bladed weapon. Shivs are commonly made by inmates in prisons across the world...
, a makeshift knife - Shank, a poor golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
shot - Shanks, wading birds in the genus TringaTringaTringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. They are mainly freshwater birds, often with brightly coloured legs as reflected in the English names of six species, as well as the specific names of two of these and the Green Sandpiper. They are typically associated with northern...
- Shank of a brass mouthpiece
- Shank, to simultaneously masturbate and defecate. A blend of the words shitShitShit is usually considered vulgar and profane in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural it means diarrhea...
and wankWankWank may refer to:* WANK , a computer worm that attacked DEC VAX/VMS systems through DECnet in 1989* WANK , a radio station licensed to Lafayette, Florida, United States...
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Component parts
- Shank, a stiffener in a ballet pointe shoe
- The body of a nail
- Part of a scissorsScissorsScissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin...
handle - Part of a ship's anchorAnchorAn anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
- Part of a bulldozer's ripper
- Shank (footwear)Shank (footwear)In a boot or shoe, the shank is a part of the supportive structure between the insole and outsole. The presence of a shank is crucial to the functionality of mountaineering boots as they diminish the load incurred by the wearer’s feet and calves over the course of an ascent...
part of a shoe/boot
People
- Bud ShankBud ShankClifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first...
, an American saxophonist - Christopher B. ShankChristopher B. ShankChristopher Shank was first elected to District 2B of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999, which represents Washington County, defeating incumbent Bruce Poole. He has been the House Minority Whip since 2007.-Education:...
, Maryland politician - Harvey ShankHarvey ShankHarvey Tillman Shank is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the California Angels in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft , and he appeared in one game for the Angels in 1970.Shank made his major league debut against the Oakland A's on May 16, 1970 at the...
, Canadian baseball player - John ShankJohn ShankJohn Shank was an actor in English Renaissance theatre, a leading comedian in the King's Men during the 1620s and 1630s.-Early career:...
, a 17th century English actor - Warlord Shank, a villain in the TV series Space CasesSpace CasesSpace Cases is a science fiction television series that aired on Nickelodeon for two seasons. Created by Peter David and Bill Mumy, it premiered on March 2, 1996, and was cancelled a year later. It aired for a time on Nickelodeon's Saturday night block of shows known as SNICK, and on Nickelodeon...
Places
- Mount SchankMount SchankMount Schank is an inactive maar volcano in the south-east of South Australia, near Mount Gambier. It was named by James Grant in 1800 after Admiral John Schank, designer of Grant's ship, the HMS Lady Nelson....
, a dormant volcano in Australia - Shankh MonasteryShankh MonasteryShankh Monastery is one of the oldest and most important monasteries in Mongolia, founded in 1647 by Zanabazar. It is located in the Övörkhangai Aimag, Central Mongolia, 25 km SE from Kharkhorin city....
, a monastery in Mongolia - Shank Hall, a fictitious performance venue in the film This Is Spinal TapThis Is Spinal TapThis Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap...
- Shank Hall, a performance venue in Milwaukee, WI named in tribute to the fictitious venue in the film This Is Spinal TapThis Is Spinal TapThis Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap...
- Shanksville, PennsylvaniaShanksville, PennsylvaniaShanksville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 245, as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area and is approximately 60 miles southeast from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Miscellanea
- SHANK1SHANK1SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SHANK1 gene.-Interactions:SHANK1 has been shown to interact with SPTAN1, BAIAP2, ARHGEF7, DNM2 and Somatostatin receptor 2.-Further reading:...
and SHANK2SHANK2SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SHANK2 gene. Two alternative splice variants, encoding distinct isoforms, are reported...
, types of protein - SheepshankSheepshankThe sheepshank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack. This knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too little load.The knot has several features which allow a rope to be shortened:...
, a knot used to shorten a rope - Lead shank, a type of leadLead (tack)A lead, lead line, lead rope or head collar rope , is used to lead an animal such as a horse. Usually, it is attached to a halter. The lead may be integral to the halter or, more often, separate. When separate, it is attached to the halter with a heavy clip or snap so that it can be added or...
used for horses - Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering systemIndian numbering systemThe South Asian numbering system, used today in the Indian subcontinent , is based on grouping by two decimal places, rather than the three decimal places commonplace in most parts of the world. This system of measurement introduces separators into numbers in places appropriate to the two-digit...
- Shanks' mare (or shanks' pony or shanks' nag), an idiom meaning to walkWalkingWalking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...
- ShankingDebaggingDebagging , or pantsing , also known as de-pantsing, grogging, shanking, sharking, scanting, dekecking, kecking or drooping, is...
, pulling someone's pants down
See also
- SchenckSchenckSchenck may refer to:* Aubrey Schenck , film producer* Carl Alwyn Schenck , German pioneer of forestry in the USA and Europe* Carl Schenck , German mercantilist and founder of the Carl Schenck Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik...
- SchenkSchenkSchenk is a common German surname. It can refer to:* Several members of the Stauffenberg family* Lynn Schenk* Christian Schenk* Otto Schenk* Ard Schenk* Karl Schenk* Several members of the Salisbury family* Douglas Schenk* Steven Schenk* Jeff Schenk...
- Shenk (disambiguation)
- Shanks (disambiguation)Shanks (disambiguation)Shanks is a surname, and may refer to:* Alison Shanks - New Zealand professional racing cyclist* Bill Shanks - American sports broadcaster and writer* Bruce Shanks, - former editorial cartoonist for the Buffalo Evening News* Charles G...