shank

The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

Meat from that part of an animal.

(ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.

A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.

The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.

The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.

A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.

The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.

(golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

(slang) An improvised stabbing weapon.

A loop forming an eye to a button.

(architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.

(metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.

(printing, dated) The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.

(shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.

Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.

The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.

The main part or beginning of a period of time.