ALL meanings of hind shank
hind shank
H h - noun hind shank Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. 1
- noun hind shank a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals. 1
- noun hind shank the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh. 1
- noun hind shank a cut of meat from the top part of the front (foreshank) or back (hind shank) leg of an animal. 1
- noun hind shank a narrow part of various devices, as a tool or bolt, connecting the end by which the object is held or moved with the end that acts upon another object. 1
- noun hind shank a straight, usually narrow, shaftlike part of various objects connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a pipe. 1
- noun hind shank a knob, small projection, or end of a device for attaching to another object, as a small knob on the back of a solid button, or the end of a drill for gripping in a shaft. 1
- noun hind shank the long, straight part of an anchor connecting the crown and the ring. 1
- noun hind shank the straight part of a fishhook away from the bent part or prong. 1
- noun hind shank Music. crook1 (def 8). 1
- noun hind shank Informal. the early part of a period of time: It was just the shank of the evening when the party began. the latter part of a period of time: They didn't get started until the shank of the morning. 1
- noun hind shank the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep. 1
- noun hind shank shankpiece. 1
- noun hind shank Printing. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot. 1
- noun hind shank Golf. a shot veering sharply to the right after being hit with the base of a club shaft. 1
- noun hind shank the part of a phonograph stylus or needle on which the diamond or sapphire tip is mounted. 1
- noun hind shank Jewelry. the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop. 1
- verb with object hind shank Golf. to hit (a golf ball) with the base of the shaft of a club just above the club head, causing the ball to go off sharply to the right. 1
- verb without object hind shank Chiefly Scot. to travel on foot. Compare shanks' mare. 1
- idioms hind shank shank of the evening, the main or best part of the evening: Don't leave yet—it's just the shank of the evening. 1