shank

Noun

• a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

• lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

• the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

• cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

• cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

• a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

Verb

• hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cannon , waist , stem