Shank noun The body of a type. Shank noun The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel. Shank noun A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; - called also shanks. Shank verb To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; - usually followed by off.
Shank noun a cut of meat beef or veal or mutton or lamb from the upper part of the leg. Shank noun the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. Shank noun cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. Shank noun cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. Shank noun cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.
Shank noun the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole. Shank noun lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. Shank noun a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball. Shank verb hit a golf ball with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.
Shank noun the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill. Shank noun the long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc. Shank noun the straight part of a fish hook. Shank noun a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
Shank noun the band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone. Popular Comparisons. Adress vs. Comming vs. Label vs. Genius vs. Speech vs. Chief vs. Teat vs. Neice vs. Buisness vs. Beeing vs. Amature vs. It is of course a slang term for this kind of a homemade knife.
It may not even be metallic to be labeled a shank. You can call a shard of glass with a cloth tied at one end as a shank. Coming from Engineering cum Human Resource Development background, has over 10 years experience in content developmet and management.
Yep … this article is wrong. I have heard and used both terms describing a knife. Different from prison to prison. I don't know about prison. I've never been there but in jail they sell "shankless" pens, meaning they're not solid rods. This has more quality content than my entire brain. You guys are awesome. I read a report of someone being stabbed by a motorcycle key held between the fingers in a closed fist. It was referred to as a shank.
I read another crime where a prisoner had melted a plastic razor handle or toothbrush and affixed a razor blade to the end. The weapon was used to slash a guard.
It was referred to as a shiv. This is all speculative and I have found that the difference is mostly regional.
Whereas in California, it's a shiv, and you shiv someone with it. I've never heard of anyone "shiving someone with a shank" or "shanking someone with a shiv. This is the most hilarious shiv I've read in a while.
See how I did that there? I'm an RN getting ready to start working in a prison and figured I better start learning the lingo. But this thread ended up making my week. Not sure if my question was answered, but who cares.. I will do my best to treat all the shived and shanked in honor of this memorable thread. A shank is meant for shanking; a shiv is meant for shivving. As an example to better demonstrate the oddity of the confusion, switching verbs would be akin to saying that someone was knifed with a spoon, or spooned with a knife.
As nouns the difference between stab and shank is that stab is an act of stabbing or thrusting with an object while shank is the lower part of the leg; shin. Straight shanks are used for keyed or keyless chucks from 10 to 13 mm. Hex shanks are used for screw guns or electric screwdrivers. In drilling holes in plywood, the same precautions can be used — splintering only occurs on the side where the drill bit comes out.
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