Dictionary Check: shank

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Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

noun

the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

noun

cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

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noun

cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

noun

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

noun

the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

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