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shank noun

  /ʃæŋk/
  • Meat from that part of an animal.
  • A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
  • The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
 skänkel
  • (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
 syl, vässat skaft
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