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shank

/ˈʃæŋk/SHANGK
/ˈʃæŋk/SHANGK

Meaninglower leg

Common meaning: lower part of a leg

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsceanca‘lower leg’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishshankesource
  3. Englishshank‘lower part of a leg’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English sceanca ‘lower leg’.

Roots

  • sceanca Old English “lower leg”

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