shank
noun [C] (STRAIGHT PART) /ʃæŋk/Definition
› a long, thin, straight part of particular objects, especially one that connects the end of a device or tool that you hold to the end of it that moves or does something: the shank of a screwdriver the shank of a key/nailPoles, rods, shafts and sticks
(Definition of shank noun (STRAIGHT PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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