Thesaurus / shanked
FEEDBACKsynonyms for shanked
synonyms for shanked
- hurt
- injure
- jab
- prick
- punch
- stick
- wound
- bayonet
- brand
- carve
- chop
- cleave
- clip
- cut
- drive
- gore
- hit
- jag
- knife
- penetrate
- pierce
- plow
- plunge
- prong
- ram
- saber
- shank
- sink
- slice
- spear
- thrust
- transfix
- open up
- run through
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How to use shanked in a sentence
A sweet odour spread over the lovely hill, and many thin-shanked sheep were grazing on the grass.
HESIOD, THE HOMERIC HYMNS, AND HOMERICAHOMER AND HESIODThe long, spindle-shanked shadows of the horses had disappeared.
A TROOPER GALAHADCHARLES KINGThe boy was flat-chested and spindle-shanked and used to bank on his physical weakness when lessons were to be evaded.
LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF THE GREAT, VOL. 13ELBERT HUBBARDA pair of straight-shanked spurs jingled at his heels, and he wore a revolver.
THE RULES OF THE GAMESTEWART EDWARD WHITESpin′dle-legged, -shanked, having long slender legs, like spindles.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 4 OF 4: S-Z AND SUPPLEMENTS)VARIOUSHe shot the five shots without appreciable sighting before each, as fast as his thumb could pull back the long-shanked hammer.
THE RULES OF THE GAMESTEWART EDWARD WHITENo more of your big-headed, spindle-shanked manikins: we shall have a chance then of seeing a man—that is, a perfect animal.
AUDREY CRAVENMAY SINCLAIRAt the end he went back to the plane with a spindle-shanked boy with a lantern accompanying him.
ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER-SCIENCE, AUGUST 1930VARIOUSKind of a stoop shouldered, hollow chested, thin shanked party, too.
TORCHY AS A PASEWELL FORDShe called her a spindle-shanked old hag and said she was going to tell the men about her false teeth.
THE COTTAGE OF DELIGHTWILL N. HARBEN