shank: [OE] Shank originally meant ‘leg’, or more specifically ‘shin’ (Edward I of England was nicknamed ‘Longshanks’ on account of his long legs). The word goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic *skangkan, which also produced Dutch schenk ‘leg-bone’ and is closely related to German schinken ‘ham’. Its ultimate origins are not known, although it has been suggested that it arose from the notion of ‘crookedness’ or ‘lameness’ (in which case German hinken ‘limp’ may be related). The main modern meaning of shank, ‘stem, shaft’, emerged in the 16th century.
shank (v.)
1927, in golf, "to strike (the ball) with the heel of the club," from shank (n.). Related: Shanked; shanking. Earlier as "to take to one's legs" (1774, Scottish); "to send off without ceremony" (1816).
shank (n.)
Old English sceanca "leg, shank, shinbone," specifically, the part of the leg from the knee to the ankle, from Proto-Germanic *skankon- (cognates: Middle Low German schenke, German schenkel "shank, leg"), perhaps literally "that which bends," from PIE root *skeng- "crooked" (cognates: Old Norse skakkr "wry, distorted," Greek skazein "to limp"). Shank's mare "one's own legs as a means of transportation" is attested from 1774 (shanks-naig).
例文
1. I went to use the bathroom，and this guy jumped me with a shank .
私はその時トイレに行ったあいつが私に飛び乗った.
2.For his shrunk shank and his big manly voice.
彼はふくらはぎを縮小し、彼の男らしい声.
3.I do not shank from this responsibility--I welcome it.
私はこの責任の前に決して尻込みしません。私はそれを歓迎します。
4.We went all the way across Dartmoor on shank 's pony.
私たちは歩いてダートマン高原を通り抜けた。
5.Carbon Fiber shank plate offers midfoot and arch support.