Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a shank; having a shank or shanks of a kind specified: as, spindle- shanked; yellow- shanked.
- Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a shank.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shank . - adjective Having a shank.
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Examples
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But Sergei Brylin shanked a shot, allowing Whitney to clear the zone and Tyler Wright to hit an empty net for his 10th goal with
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Defenseman Tommy Albelin shanked a one-timer from the right circle, but Joe Nieuwendyk batted it past Patrick Lalime for his 12th goal.
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An 11-year-old boy had a knife held to his neck and was told he would be "shanked" - a street term for stabbed - at the junction of Callington Road and Northumberland Avenue on Tuesday, March 3.
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Shame I am traveling, or we would make sure this pervert got "shanked" in the jail.
Why do residents in ALC pretend they don't know about it? 1919
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When the sons of judges and defence lawyers, MPs and newspaper editors start being packs of youths and 'shanked' to death, maybe things will change. one of the papers, things have been getting a bit tasty in the cabinet.
The Policeman's Blog 2010
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"The manner in which Anand was injured - being hit without warning by a 'shanked' shot while one searches for one's own ball - reflects a commonly appreciated risk of golf," the judges wrote.
SFGate: Top News Stories By MICHAEL VIRTANEN 2010
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When the sons of judges and defence lawyers, MPs and newspaper editors start being packs of youths and 'shanked' to death, maybe things will change. one of the papers, things have been getting a bit tasty in the cabinet.
The Policeman's Blog 2010
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"The manner in which Anand was injured - being hit without warning by a 'shanked' shot while one searches for one's own ball - reflects a commonly appreciated risk of golf," the judges wrote.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Virtanen 2010
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When the sons of judges and defence lawyers, MPs and newspaper editors start being packs of youths and 'shanked' to death, maybe things will change. one of the papers, things have been getting a bit tasty in the cabinet.
The Policeman's Blog 2010
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When the sons of judges and defence lawyers, MPs and newspaper editors start being packs of youths and 'shanked' to death, maybe things will change. one of the papers, things have been getting a bit tasty in the cabinet.
The Policeman's Blog 2010
fawziyah commented on the word shanked
That's happening to too many people these days. Not nice :(
February 13, 2009
bilby commented on the word shanked
What is it?
February 14, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word shanked
(Urban Dictionary has a definition.)
(And it isn't scatological!!)
February 14, 2009
bilby commented on the word shanked
The stabbing sense is new to me. I've only ever heard this in the sense of hitting a golf ball badly.
February 14, 2009
dontcry commented on the word shanked
I only remember hearing shanked used when describing a prison stabbing -- usually with a shiv. That's what I heard, anyway. I mean, I have never actually been to prison. Really.
February 14, 2009
dontcry commented on the word shanked
As far as the golf usage -- I'm a hooker...
February 14, 2009