shank 音标拼音: [ʃ'æŋk]
n . 胫,腿骨,杆,柄
胫,腿骨,杆,柄
shank n 1 :
a cut of meat (
beef or veal or mutton or lamb )
from the upper part of the leg 2 :
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 3 :
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [
synonym :
{
shank }, {
stem }]
4 :
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head 5 :
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill 6 :
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [
synonym : {
shank }, {
waist }]
7 :
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals [
synonym : {
cannon }, {
shank }]
8 :
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball v 1 :
hit (
a golf ball )
with the heel of a club ,
causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction Shank \
Shank \,
n . (
Zool .)
See {
Chank }.
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Shank \
Shank \,
n . [
OE .
shanke ,
schanke ,
schonke ,
AS .
scanca ,
sceanca ,
sconca ,
sceonca ;
akin to D .
schonk a bone ,
G .
schenkel thigh ,
shank ,
schinken ham ,
OHG .
scincha shank ,
Dan .
&
Sw .
skank . [
root ]
161 .
Cf . {
Skink },
v .]
1 .
The part of the leg from the knee to the foot ;
the shin ;
the shin bone ;
also ,
the whole leg .
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His youthful hose ,
well saved ,
a world too wide For his shrunk shank . --
Shak .
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2 .
Hence ,
that part of an instrument ,
tool ,
or other thing ,
which connects the acting part with a handle or other part ,
by which it is held or moved .
Specifically :
(
a )
That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock .
(
b )
The middle part of an anchor ,
or that part which is between the ring and the arms .
See Illustr .
of {
Anchor }.
(
c )
That part of a hoe ,
rake ,
knife ,
or the like ,
by which it is secured to a handle .
(
d )
A loop forming an eye to a button .
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3 . (
Arch .)
The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph . --
Gwilt .
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4 . (
Founding )
A large ladle for molten metal ,
fitted with long bars for handling it .
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5 . (
Print .)
The body of a type .
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6 . (
Shoemaking )
The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel .
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7 . (
Zool .)
A wading bird with long legs ;
as ,
the green -
legged shank ,
or knot ;
the yellow shank ,
or tattler ; --
called also {
shanks }.
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8 .
pl .
Flat -
nosed pliers ,
used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round .
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{
Shank painter } (
Naut .),
a short rope or chain which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage .
{
To ride shank '
s mare },
to go on foot ;
to walk .
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Shank \
Shank \,
v .
i .
To fall off ,
as a leaf ,
flower ,
or capsule ,
on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk ; --
usually followed by off . --
Darwin .
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canon \
can "
on \ (
k [
a ^]
n "[
u ^]
n ),
n . [
OE .
canon ,
canoun ,
AS .
canon rule (
cf .
F .
canon ,
LL .
canon ,
and ,
for sense 7 ,
F .
chanoine ,
LL .
canonicus ),
fr .
L .
canon a measuring line ,
rule ,
model ,
fr .
Gr .
kanw `
n rule ,
rod ,
fr .
ka `
nh ,
ka `
nnh ,
reed .
See {
Cane },
and cf . {
Canonical }.]
1 .
A law or rule .
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Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon '
gainst self -
slaughter . --
Shak .
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2 . (
Eccl .)
A law ,
or rule of doctrine or discipline ,
enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign ;
a decision ,
regulation ,
code ,
or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority .
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Various canons which were made in councils held in the second centry . --
Hook .
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3 .
The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures ,
called the {
sacred canon },
or general rule of moral and religious duty ,
given by inspiration ;
the Bible ;
also ,
any one of the canonical Scriptures .
See {
Canonical books },
under {
Canonical },
a .
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4 .
In monasteries ,
a book containing the rules of a religious order .
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5 .
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church .
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6 .
A member of a cathedral chapter ;
a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church .
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7 . (
Mus .)
A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another ,
at regular intervals ,
successively taking up the same subject .
It either winds up with a coda (
tailpiece ),
or ,
as each voice finishes ,
commences anew ,
thus forming a perpetual fugue or round .
It is the strictest form of imitation .
See {
Imitation }.
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8 . (
Print .)
The largest size of type having a specific name ;
--
so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church .
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9 .
The part of a bell by which it is suspended ; --
called also {
ear }
and {
shank }.
Note : [
See Illust .
of {
Bell }.] --
Knight .
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10 . (
Billiards )
See {
Carom }.
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{
Apostolical canons }.
See under {
Apostolical }.
{
Augustinian canons }, {
Black canons }.
See under {
Augustinian }.
{
Canon capitular }, {
Canon residentiary },
a resident member of a cathedral chapter (
during a part or the whole of the year ).
{
Canon law }.
See under {
Law }.
{
Canon of the Mass } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
that part of the mass ,
following the Sanctus ,
which never changes .
{
Honorary canon },
a canon [
6 ]
who neither lived in a monastery ,
nor kept the canonical hours .
{
Minor canon } (
Ch .
of Eng .),
one who has been admitted to a chapter ,
but has not yet received a prebend .
{
Regular canon } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
one who lived in a conventual community and followed the rule of St .
Austin ;
a Black canon .
{
Secular canon } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
one who did not live in a monastery ,
but kept the hours .
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109 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shank ":
Chateaubriand ,
ankle ,
ascender ,
back ,
bastard type ,
bayonet legs ,
beard ,
belly ,
bevel ,
black letter ,
blade roast ,
body ,
bowlegs ,
breast ,
brisket ,
calf ,
cap ,
capital ,
case ,
chuck ,
chuck roast ,
clod ,
cnemis ,
cold cuts ,
counter ,
descender ,
drumstick ,
em ,
en ,
face ,
fat -
faced type ,
feet ,
filet mignon ,
flank ,
font ,
foreleg ,
gamb ,
gambrel ,
gigot ,
groove ,
ham ,
hind leg ,
hock ,
italic ,
jamb ,
knee ,
knuckle ,
leg ,
letter ,
ligature ,
limb ,
logotype ,
loin ,
lower case ,
majuscule ,
minuscule ,
nick ,
pale ,
palisade ,
peg ,
pi ,
pica ,
picket ,
pile ,
plate ,
plate piece ,
podite ,
point ,
popliteal space ,
pot roast ,
print ,
rack ,
rib roast ,
ribs ,
roast ,
rolled roast ,
roman ,
round ,
rump ,
rump roast ,
saddle ,
sans serif ,
scissor -
legs ,
script ,
shin ,
short ribs ,
shoulder ,
shoulder clod ,
sirloin ,
small cap ,
small capital ,
spile ,
stake ,
stamp ,
stem ,
stems ,
stumps ,
tarsus ,
tenderloin ,
trotters ,
type ,
type body ,
type class ,
type lice ,
typecase ,
typeface ,
typefounders ,
typefoundry ,
upper case
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