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'''Shank''' can refer to:
* [[Lead shank]], a type of ''lead'' used for difficult horses
* [[Shank (sewing)]], a sewing-specific shank include ''button shanks and thread shanks''
* The long, narrow part of a [[screw]] or [[nail]]
* Shank, part of a ship's [[anchor]]
* [[Shiv (weapon)|Shank (weapon)]], a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon
* [[Shanks]], wading birds in the genus ''Tringa''
* [[Shanks' mare]], an idiom meaning to walk
* [[Shank (meat)]], a cut of meat
** [[Beef shank]], a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow, namely the extremities
* [[Sheepshank]], a knot used to shorten a rope
* In ballet, the shank is the part of a [[pointe shoe]] used to support the arch of one's foot when dancing en pointe
* Shankh, a quantity in the [[Indian numbering system]]
* [[SHANK1]] or [[SHANK2]], a major scaffold protein that interacts indirectly with both NMDA receptors and metabotropic receptors
'''People'''
* [[Christopher B. Shank]], Maryland politician
In '''entertainment''':
* [[Bud Shank]] (b. 1926), an American saxophonist
* [[Space Cases|Warlord Shank]], an evil villain from the TV series ''Space Cases''
In '''sports''':
*[[Harvey Shank]] (b. 1946), Canadian baseball player
*[[Golf#Hitting a golf ball|Shank]], a poor golf shot
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