hind shank


noun

See under shank(def 4).

Words nearby hind shank

Definition for hind shank (2 of 2)

shank
[ shangk ]
/ ʃæŋk /

noun

verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

Chiefly Scot. to travel on foot. Compare shanks' mare.

Origin of shank

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English sc(e)anca; cognate with Low German schanke leg, thigh; akin to German Schenkel thigh, Schinken ham

OTHER WORDS FROM shank

un·shanked, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hind shank

shank
/ (ʃæŋk) /

noun

verb

(intr) (of fruits, roots, etc) to show disease symptoms, esp discoloration
(tr) golf to mishit (the ball) with the foot of the shaft rather than the face of the club

Word Origin for shank

Old English scanca; related to Old Frisian schanke, Middle Low German schenke, Danish, Swedish skank leg

Medical definitions for hind shank

shank
[ shăngk ]

n.

The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.