{{wiktionary|shank}} '''Shank''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} == Objects == * Shank (footwear), a part of a shoe or boot * Shank (jewelry), a hoop part of a jewelry ring * Shank (sewing), a spacing device * Shank (weapon), a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon * Lead shank, a type of lead used for horses * Tang (tools), the back portion of the blade component of a tool * Drill bit shank, the non-cutting end of a drill bit * Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope
== Art and entertainment == * ''Shank'' (video game), an action game * ''Shank'' (2009 film), a British drama * ''Shank'' (2010 film), a thriller set in futuristic London * ''Shank'', a play by Richard Vincent * Warlord Shank, a villain in the TV series ''Space Cases'' * "Shank", a 1962 song by Bo Diddley from ''Bo Diddley's a Twister''
==Places== * Mount Schank, a dormant volcano in Australia * Shankh Monastery, a monastery in Mongolia * Forward Operating Base Shank, a U.S. military base in Afghanistan (named after SSG Michael A. Shank) * Shanksville, Pennsylvania
== Other uses == * Another name for the lower leg in humans * Tibia, one of the two main bones of the leg * Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) * Shank, a poor golf stroke * Shanks, wading birds in the genus ''Tringa'' * Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system * SHANK1, SHANK2, and SHANK3, types of protein
==People with the name== * Bud Shank, an American saxophonist * Christopher B. Shank, Maryland politician * Daniel Shank, a Canadian ice hockey player * Harvey Shank, Canadian baseball player * John Shank, a 17th-century English actor * David E. Shank, co-founder and long-time General Manager of the co-op that developed Shenandoah's Pride milk brand * Charles V. Shank, physicist, inventor of femtosecond lasers
==See also== * Schenck * Schenk * Shenk * Shanks (disambiguation)
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