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shank

noun as in shaft

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I love lamb and Golden Fleece has a selection, including lamb chops and a lamb shank on their grill menu, as well as ground lamb kebabs, gyros, and souvlaki.

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He said an inmate threatened to attack him with a "shank" - meaning makeshift knife - if he did not help, according to court documents.

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He is more likely to expire on the back nine of a golf course after shanking a par 5 off the tee than any man I’ve ever known.

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Lanez, legal name Daystar Peterson, is in stable condition after the inmate stabbed him with a self-made shank in a prison yard.

The golf ball and his body hit the ground hard at the same time after he shanks one into the underbrush.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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