5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shank  \Shank\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  See  {Chank}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  His  youthful  hose,  well  saved,  a  world  too  wide  For 
  his  shrunk  shank.  --Shak. 
 
  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. 
 
  3.  (Arch.)  The  space  between  two  channels  of  the  Doric 
  triglyph.  --Gwilt. 
 
  4.  (Founding)  A  large  ladle  for  molten  metal,  fitted  with 
  long  bars  for  handling  it 
 
  5.  (Print.)  The  body  of  a  type 
 
  6.  (Shoemaking)  The  part  of  the  sole  beneath  the  instep 
  connecting  the  broader  front  part  with  the  heel. 
 
  7.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  wading  bird  with  long  legs;  as  the 
  green-legged  shank,  or  knot;  the  yellow  shank,  or  tattler; 
  --  called  also  {shanks}. 
 
  8.  pl  Flat-nosed  pliers,  used  by  opticians  for  nipping  off 
  the  edges  of  pieces  of  glass  to  make  them  round. 
 
  {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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Canon  \Can"on\,  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  ?  rule  rod,  fr  ?,  ?,  red.  See  {Cane},  and  cf 
  {Canonical}.] 
  1.  A  law  or  rule 
 
  Or  that  the  Everlasting  had  not  fixed  His  canon 
  'gainst  self-slaughter.  --Shak. 
 
  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. 
 
  Various  canons  which  were  made  in  councils  held  in 
  the  second  centry.  --Hock. 
 
  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. 
 
  4.  In  monasteries,  a  book  containing  the  rules  of  a  religious 
  order 
 
  5.  A  catalogue  of  saints  acknowledged  and  canonized  in  the 
  Roman  Catholic  Church. 
 
  6.  A  member  of  a  cathedral  chapter;  a  person  who  possesses  a 
  prebend  in  a  cathedral  or  collegiate  church. 
 
  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}. 
 
  8.  (Print.)  The  largest  size  of  type  having  a  specific  name 
  --  so  called  from  having  been  used  for  printing  the  canons 
  of  the  church. 
 
  9.  The  part  of  a  bell  by  which  it  is  suspended;  --  called 
  also  {ear}  and  {shank}. 
 
  Note:  [See  Illust.  of  {Bell}.]  --Knight. 
 
  10.  (Billiards)  See  {Carom}. 
 
  {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  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  follower  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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:  the  long  narrow  part  of  something  [syn:  {stem}] 
  4:  the  part  of  a  bolt  between  the  thread  and  the  head 
  5:  the  round  part  of  the  bit  by  which  it  is  held  in  the  drill 
  6:  the  part  of  the  shoe  connecting  the  heel  and  the  wide  part 
  of  the  sole  [syn:  {waist}] 
  7:  lower  part  of  the  leg  extending  from  the  hock  to  the  fetlock 
  in  hoofed  mammals  [syn:  {cannon}] 

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