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unshanked

unshanked adjective: not shanked (in various senses).

Adjective

unshanked (not comparable)

  1. Not shanked (in various senses).
    • I have known the appearances I have now described to be all present where the border was paved under the roots with stone pavement, yet there was scarcely a bunch of grapes in the house that had a dozen unshanked berries on it.1863, William Thomson, A practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape vine, page 47
    • The unshanked snaffle bit is good for bending and getting a horse used to the feel of a bit.2010, Nathan Bowers, 4-H Guide to Training Horses, page 111

Origin of unshanked

From un- + shanked.

Questions about unshanked

What does unshanked mean?
Unshanked means not shanked (in various senses).
What part of speech is unshanked?
Unshanked is an adjective.

Words near unshanked in the dictionary

  1. unshamefastness
  2. unshameful
  3. unshamefully
  4. unshammed
  5. unshampooed
  6. unshanked
  7. unshapable
  8. unshape
  9. unshapeable
  10. unshapeableness
  11. unshaped

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