shank
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There, workers methodically dismantle carcasses into primal cuts: chuck, rib, loin, flank, shank.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024
The dissection eventually led her to conclude that if you removed both the heel and the hard inner shank of a heeled shoe, it could stand flat on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024
The fans probably weren’t expecting a shank, and neither was Scheffler.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Former world number one Woods carded five birdies and five bogeys, ending the first day in California with a bogey after firing a surprise shank far to the right on the 18th fairway.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024
She told the story of a young wolf who had brought the lost girl a shank of meat, and ended the performance with a Kapu-like caper.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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