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shank - use in sentences
Converse of object
- braise: I couldn't resist the " Seven hours braised lamb shank " which was very good indeed.
- turn: There is also a very slight curvature, but this is to be expected in a turned ebony shank of this age.
- have: Has a 60mm shank to give access to deep rebates.
- make: The thin end had a sharp kink in it, which if removed would make the shank too short for most people.
Adjective modifier
- yellow: All three stones are secured by a white gold claw setting on a yellow gold shank.
- long: I thought I had just the piece for the job - a long medium-weight shank with a big chunk of root on the end.
- short: What the number before the ' x ' means, is they are actually 1 hooks size longer or shorter shank than standard.
Modifies a noun
- nail: Plain tiles should be fixed with either ring shank nails with a thick strong nail head or screwed.
- diameter: For example, this collet can hold an imperial cutter with a shank diameter of ¼ inch, ie 6.35mm.
- bone: In beef and lamb carcasses there is a single major bone, the tibia or shank bone, located distally to the femur.
- end: A threaded grub screw in the shank end allows for correct setting for a bank of drills.
Modifying Another Word
- long: They are long shanked with a long, barbless point that can be passed through a joker without bursting it.
Noun used with modifier
- hexagon: A hexagon shank which helps to prevent spinning in the drill chuck or bit extension.
- lamb: I couldn't resist the " Seven hours braised lamb shank " which was very good indeed.
- hook: Wind the thread rib clockwise along the hook shank in even sections, secure the loose end of the thread at the eye.
- inch: It can be used with all 1/2 inch shank capacity routers.
- steel: Round Tang A round steel shank which is inserted into the handle.
- gold: All three stones are secured by a white gold claw setting on a yellow gold shank.
Preposition: of
- lamb: I started with mussels followed by shank of lamb.
- hook: Bait: A smallish ragworm was threaded up the shank of the hook, which was tipped off with a chunk of frozen mackerel.
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