- green|shank
- green|shank «GREEN SHANGK», noun.a European sandpiper with olive-colored legs.
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Shank — Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shank painter — Shank Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To ride shank's mare — Shank Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On Green Dolphin Street (song) — For other uses of this title, see Green Dolphin Street (disambiguation). On Green Dolphin Street (originally titled Green Dolphin Street ) is a 1947 popular song composed by Bronislau Kaper with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song, composed for… … Wikipedia
greenshank — /green shangk /, n. an Old World shore bird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs. [1760 70; GREEN + SHANK] * * * ▪ bird (species Tringa nebularia), Old World shorebird of the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Greenshanks are gray … Universalium
greenshank — green•shank [[t]ˈgrinˌʃæŋk[/t]] n. orn an Old World shorebird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs and a long upcurving bill • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
greater plover — Greenshank Green shank , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); called also {greater plover}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greenshank — Green shank , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); called also {greater plover}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Totanus canescens — Greenshank Green shank , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); called also {greater plover}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shanks — Shank Shank, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.] 1. The part of the leg from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
