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shankings

shankings is the plural of shanking.

Meaning of shanking

Noun

shanking (plural shankings)

  1. (slang) A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).
    • There are some shankings and cuttings that happen during a year, but most are inconsequential to the administration or the public.2005, “Jimmie”, in Life, Death and Sex in Prison

Questions about shankings

What is shankings the plural of?
Shankings is the plural of shanking.

Words near shankings in the dictionary

  1. shankha
  2. shankhas
  3. Shankill
  4. shanking
  5. shanking it
  6. shankings
  7. Shankland
  8. Shanklands
  9. Shankle
  10. Shankles
  11. shankless

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