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shank

[shangk] / ʃæŋk /


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There, workers methodically dismantle carcasses into primal cuts: chuck, rib, loin, flank, shank.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024

A wild drive on the seventh and a shank out of a bunker at the next opened up the tournament.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 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

His shank was behind some eucalyptus trees that frame the right side of the fairway.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

You saved some lives, Tommy, but ya still need to learn—” “Yeah, I know. Order!' Newt smiled. “You’re not half bad, shank.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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