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Definitions of shanks in various dictionaries:
noun - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
noun - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
noun - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
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Shanks is a Scottish surname. * The name has two possible origins, the first was given to people who lived in and around the Land of Shank, in Midlothian, Scotland. * The surname is still found throughout Scotland with high concentrations in North Lanarkshire and Aberdeen in particular. * The second origin of the surname was given to people who had long legs or a peculiarity of gait, as this origin of the surname comes from the Old English word Sceanca meaning leg which evolved over time into the word Shank or Shanks. This word remained in common use in Scotland, still being used today. However, in England it was replaced by the Norse word Leggr which is why in Modern English the word leg is used instead of the word shank. * |