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shank

noun [C] (LEG)
 
 
/ʃæŋk/ old-fashioned or humorous

Definition

the leg of a person or animal, especially the part below the kneeThe legThe legs and feet of non-human animals
(Definition of shank noun (LEG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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