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shank meaning in Tamil

தண்டு

/ˈʃæŋk//ˈʃeɪ̯ŋk/

shank in Tamil: தண்டு, கீழ்க்காலெலும்பு, உளிக்காம்பு, காம்பு. In English, shank means the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

Tamil words for shank

தண்டு, கீழ்க்காலெலும்பு, உளிக்காம்பு, காம்பு, வடிவம், வடிவு

English meaning of shank

  1. noun The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  2. noun Meat from that part of an animal.
  3. noun A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
  4. noun A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.

Full definition of shank

shank in a sentence

  • Edward I of England was nicknamed Edward Longshanks.
  • This twist drill has a reduced shank so that it can be used even in a small chuck.
  • the shank of the morning

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Questions about shank in Tamil

What is the meaning of shank in Tamil?
Shank in Tamil is தண்டு, கீழ்க்காலெலும்பு, உளிக்காம்பு, காம்பு.
shank என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Shank: தண்டு, கீழ்க்காலெலும்பு, உளிக்காம்பு, காம்பு.
What does shank mean in English?
Shank means the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: shank (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shank (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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