■ noun
1》 a person's leg, especially the lower participle
↘the lower part of an animal's foreleg, especially as a cut of meat.
2》 a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end.
↘the stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc.
↘the straight part of a nail or fish hook.
3》 a part by which something is attached to something else.
4》 the band of a ring.
5》 the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe.
■ verb Golf strike (a ball) with the heel of the club.
Derivatives
-~ed adjective
Origin
OE sceanca , of W. Gmc origin.