Shank

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Shank may refer to:

Art and entertainment

Shank (video game), an action game
Shank (2009 film), a British drama
Shank (2010 film), a thriller set in futuristic London
Shank, a play by Richard Vincent
Warlord Shank, a villain in the TV series Space Cases
"Shank", a 1962 song by Bo Diddley from Bo Diddley's a Twister

Objects

Shank (footwear), a part of a shoe or boot
Shank (jewelry), a hoop part of a jewelry ring
Shank (sewing), a spacing device
Shank (weapon), a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon
Lead shank, a type of lead used for horses
Tang (tools), the back portion of the blade component of a tool
Drill bit shank, the non-cutting end of a drill bit
Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope

People

Shank (surname), includes a list of notable people with the surname

Places

Mount Schank, a dormant volcano in Australia
Shankh Monastery, a monastery in Mongolia
Forward Operating Base Shank, a U.S. military base in Afghanistan (named after SSG Michael A. Shank)
Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Other uses

Another name for the lower leg in humans
Tibia, one of the two main bones of the leg
Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank)
Shank, a poor golf stroke
Shanks, wading birds in the genus Tringa
Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system
SHANK1, SHANK2, and SHANK3, types of protein

See also

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