Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 16 compound words that contain shanks. The most common are listed below. Open shanks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- shanks' ponyOne's feet or legs, regarded as a means of transport.
- shanks' mareOne's own feet used for walking.
- red shanksplural of red shank: Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
- bit shanksplural of bit shank: The end of a drill bit that is held by the chuck of a drill
- ham shanksplural of ham shank: ham hock
- shanks' maresplural of shanks' mare: One's own feet used for walking.
- velvet shanksplural of velvet shank: An enoki or enokitake mushroom, Flammulina velutipes.
- shanks' nagTransportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.
- shanks' nagsplural of shanks' nag: Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.
Compound words 16
- spindleshanksA thin, lanky person with long legs.
- ShanksvilleA borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
- CrookshanksA surname.
- redshanksplural of redshank: Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
- yellowshanksA bird, the lesser yellowleg.
- catshanksplural of catshank: A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack.
- dogshanksplural of dogshank: An inferior variant of the sheepshank knot, which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack.
- foreshanksplural of foreshank: The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
- greenshanksplural of greenshank: A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
- midshanksplural of midshank: The middle of a shank