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LEG |
Shank |
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CRUS |
The shank |
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SHANKED |
Having a shank. |
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BAYBOLT |
A bolt with a barbed shank. |
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BEAM |
The straight part or shank of an anchor. |
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BULLEN-NAIL |
A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and
lacquered. |
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CROWN |
That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the
shank. |
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THROAT |
The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. |
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BURR |
A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used
by dentists. |
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KERN |
A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body,
or shank. |
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KERNED |
Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or
shank; -- said of type. |
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RAT-TAIL |
An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of
the shank of a horse. |
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BEARD |
That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the
shank and the face. |
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CANON |
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also
ear and shank. |
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NUT |
A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure
the stock in place. |
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STOCK |
The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an
anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor. |
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EPIPODIALE |
One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the
epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula. |
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SQUID |
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other
substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. |
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RUDDERPOST |
The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and
the attachments for operating it at the other. |
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SHANK |
A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or
knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks. |
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HARDY |
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. |
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NICK |
A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a
compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution. |
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SHIN |
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of
the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. |
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HOUGH |
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and
shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. |
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BODY |
The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the
size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body. |