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calf vs shank

shank vs calf

calf and shank both are nouns.

calf is not a verb while shank is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calf Yes No No No
shank Yes No Yes No
calf (noun) shank (noun)
young of domestic cattle a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
the muscular back part of the shank the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
fine leather from the skin of a calf cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
calf (verb) shank (verb)
hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Difference between calf and shank

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