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shank (shăngk)

[Middle English shanke, from Old English sceanca.]

noun 

    1. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
    2. A corresponding part in other vertebrates.
    1. The whole leg of a human.
    2. A leg or leglike part.
  3. A cut of meat from the leg of a steer, calf, sheep, or lamb.
  4. The long narrow part of a nail or pin.
  5. A stem, stalk, or similar part.
  6. Nautical The stem of an anchor.
  7. The long shaft of a fishhook.
  8. The part of a tobacco pipe between the bowl and stem.
  9. The shaft of a key.
  10. The narrow section of the handle of a spoon.
  11. Printing The section of a body of type between the shoulder and the foot.
    1. The narrow part of the sole of a shoe under the instep.
    2. A piece of material, such as metal, that is used to reinforce or shape this part of a shoe.
  13. A projection, such as a ring, on the back of a button by which it is sewn to cloth.
    1. See tang1
    2. The part of a tool, such as a drill, that connects the functioning head to the handle.
    1. The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.
    2. The early or primary part of a period of time: the shank of the evening.

transitive verb: shanked, shank·ing, shanks. 

Sports
To hit (a golf ball) with the heel of the club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.

derivatives

shanked
adjective
tang1 (tăng)

[Middle English tange, of Scandinavian originOld Norse tangi, point, sting.]

noun 

  1. A distinctively sharp taste, flavor, or odor, as that of orange juice. See synonyms at taste
  2. A distinctive quality that adds piquancy.
  3. A trace, hint, or smattering.
  4. A sharp point, tongue, or prong.
  5. A projection by which a tool, such as a chisel or knife, is attached to its handle or stock. Also called shank
  6. A surgeonfish.

transitive verb: tanged, tang·ing, tangs. 

  1. To furnish with a tang.
  2. To give a tang to.

derivatives

tanǵi·ness
noun
tanǵy
adjective