Clues for the word "SHANK"
We've had 34 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 49 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on February 27, 2025.
Definition of shank
- n. - See Chank.
- v. - The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg.
- v. - 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.
- v. - That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.
- v. - The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms.
- v. - That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle.
- v. - A loop forming an eye to a button.
- v. - The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- v. - A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- v. - The body of a type.
- v. - The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- v. - A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks.
- v. - Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- v. i. - To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off.
Referring Clues
- Meat cut
- Butcher's offering
- Leg
- Bolt part
- Butcher's cut
- Lower leg
- Golf goof
- Part of the leg
- Terrible golf shot
- Cut of beef
- Butcher's offering
- Certain part of the evening, slangily
- Butchers offering
- Lousy golf shot
- Leg part
- Mutton cut
- Can opener?
- Lamb cut
- Hit a golf ball the wrong way
- Beef cut
- Poor golf shot
- Certain meat cut
- Osso buco cut
- Cut of meat from lower part of foreleg
- Shin
- Part of 10's second handful
- Cut of meat
- Modish ankle boots covering lower part of leg
- Leg cut of beef
- Beef cut from the leg
- What a knee-sock covers
- Flubbed golf shot
- Meat case choice
- Cut of lamb
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - February 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 22, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 03, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 02, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - March 08, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 11, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - December 18, 2017
- Netword - August 15, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - June 08, 2017
- LA Times - February 25, 2017
- Universal - October 15, 2016
- Universal - September 26, 2016
- Universal - November 30, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 29, 2015
- Washington Post - January 13, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 30, 2014
- LA Times - May 17, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 05, 2014
- LA Times - September 01, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - September 24, 2012
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 06, 2012
- Washington Post - August 31, 2012
- Universal - June 08, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 30, 2011
- Universal - June 29, 2011
- Post Puzzler - May 22, 2011
- Washington Post - September 05, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 13, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - July 17, 2009
- And in 19 more crossword puzzles...