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shanked

verb

Meaning

  1. To travel on foot.
  2. To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
  3. To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
  4. To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
  5. To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
  6. To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
  7. Having a shank.
  8. Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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