Shanking

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  • v. Present participle of shank.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The process by which lenses are roughly brought to a circular form: same as nibbling, 2.
  • n. Same as rattles.
    • Word Usage
    "Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2)."
    Verb Form
    shanked    shanking    shanks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hit    cylinder    body part    golf shot    golf stroke   
    Cross Reference
    to shank a ne's sel' awa'    shanks' mare   
    Variant
    chank    shanks   
    Form
    shank-weary    shankbone    shanks' nag    shanks' mare    umbroshank   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blanc    Franck    Frank    Hank    Montblanc   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rivet    directivity   
     
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