/ ʃæŋk; NAmE / noun
1.
the straight narrow part between the two ends of a tool or an object
2.
the part of an animal's or a person's leg between the knee and ankle
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IDIOMS
- (on) Shanks's pony
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sceanca , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk leg bone and High German Schenkel thigh.