shank

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shank [shank shanks] BrE [ʃæŋk] NAmE [ʃæŋk] noun
1. the straight narrow part between the two ends of a tool or an object
•the shank of a key
2. the part of an animal's or a person's leg between the knee and ankle
3. the top part of the leg of an animal, cooked and eaten
•braised lamb shanks
Idiom: ↑Shanks's pony

Word Origin:
Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and High German Schenkel ‘thigh’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cannon, waist, stem