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shank-iron

shank-iron noun: a shaping tool for the shanks of a shoe.

Noun

shank-iron (plural shank-irons)

  1. (shoemaking) A shaping tool for the shanks of a shoe.
  2. A metal plate inserted as a stiffening between the leather parts of a shank.

Forms of shank-iron

pluralshank-irons

Questions about shank-iron

What does shank-iron mean?
Shank-iron means a shaping tool for the shanks of a shoe.
What part of speech is shank-iron?
Shank-iron is a noun.
What is the plural of shank-iron?
The plural of shank-iron is shank-irons.

Words near shank-iron in the dictionary

  1. shank it
  2. shank's mare
  3. shank's pony
  4. shank-bone
  5. shank-bones
  6. shank-iron
  7. shank-irons
  8. shank-nag
  9. shank-nagged
  10. shank-nagging
  11. shank-nags

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