An arrangement of deep-water fishing lines. Also, a handle or shaft. Also the bar or shaft of an anchor, constituting its main piece, at one end of which the stock is fixed, and at the other the arms.
·v The body of a type. II. Shank ·noun ·see <<Chank>>. III. Shank ·v A loop forming an eye to a bu...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A Scotch Highlander. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The stopper which confines the shank of the anchor to the ship's side, and prevents the flukes from ...
The Sailor's Word-Book