a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head cylinder forming a long narrow part of something the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
The shank is cylindrical to fit a round hole in the punch or button retainer The fit of the shank to the retainer hole provides location of the punch or button relative to other details in the stamping die
The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached
(also "lateral") when the ball is contacted by, and ricochets off, the hosel or neck before it hits the clubface causing an errant direction and trajectory (low and to the right for a right-handed player) Note: not usually much fun Example: His hacking style frequently resulted in an ugly shank/lateral
The end of the mouthpiece that is inserted into the trombones receiver Generally pretty similar in shape in most mouthpiece designs, length and diameter are where variation occurs The shank size/length has to be matched to the receiver for a good fit; smaller shanks can be used in larger bores with an adapter, or the appropriate size can be substituted in mouthpieces with screw-on shanks
The straight or curved part of the pipe which forms one piece with the bowl Sometimes called the stem, though the latter is also used to describe the separate bit or mouthpiece
{i} human leg; part of the leg between the knee and the foot; section of meat cut from the leg of certain animals; long narrow part of something (such as a nail, pin, etc.)