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shank vs hindshank

hindshank vs shank

shank and hindshank both are nouns.

shank is a verb but hindshank is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shank Yes No Yes No
hindshank Yes No No No
As nouns, hindshank is a hyponym of shank; that is, hindshank is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shank:
  • shank: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
  • hindshank: a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg
Other hyponyms of shank include foreshank.
shank (noun) hindshank (noun)
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
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
shank (verb) hindshank (verb)
hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Difference between shank and hindshank

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