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# shank

noun (shank, shanks)

«shank» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The shank is the lower part of a leg, between the knee and the ankle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/#m1)
2. A shank is a cut of meat from that part of an animal's leg, such as a lamb shank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/#m2)
3. (old use, in fairy tales) A «Bony-shanks» is a thin, bony-legged creature, a sort of witch or giant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/#m3)

### In the lessons

used in tales for a leg or a leg of meat; in old stories a name for a witch with thin, bony legs; in cooking a cut of meat from the lower leg

### Examples

- The knight hurt his shank when he fell from the horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/#x1)
- Mum cooked a lamb shank with carrots for supper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/#x2)
- The old woman was called Bony-shanks because her legs were so thin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shank» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shank/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shank» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shank.html) on Mova free.