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shank

1. Anatomy the shin

2. the corresponding part of the leg in vertebrates other than man

3. Engineering a ladle used for molten metal

4. Music another word for crook

shank [shaŋk]

(design engineering)

The end of a tool which fits into a drawing holder, as on a drill.

bit blank

shank

shank, 1

1. One of the plain spaces between the channels of a triglyph in a Doric frieze.

2. That part of a tool which connects the acting part with the handle.

3. The body of a fastener, such as a nail or bolt, i.e., the portion between the head and the point.

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