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ham shank — I Cockney Rhyming Slang Bank II Glesga Glossary Wank … English dialects glossary
ham shank — n British an act of male masturbation, rhyming slang for wank. An item of student slang in use in London and elsewhere since around 2000 … Contemporary slang
ham shank — Noun. An act of masturbation. Rhyming slang for wank . See wank … English slang and colloquialisms
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
shank — /shangk/, n. 1. Anat. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. 2. a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals. See diag. under horse. 3. the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh. 4.… … Universalium
ham — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, hambone, ham actor, show off, grandstand player. v., slang, ham it up, overact, emote, chew the scenery, pull out all the stops. See drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Smoked pork thigh] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
Shank (meat) — A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the far end of the leg.Meat shanks are commonly available for veal and lamb. Beef shank is the main source of extra lean ground beef, so is no longer commonly seen for… … Wikipedia
Ham hock — A ham hock is the end of a smoked ham where the foot was attached to the hog s leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the foot or ankle, but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone and the associated… … Wikipedia
ham — Synonyms and related words: ARRL, acting, actor proof, all star, amateur radio operator, ankle, bacon, ballet, balletic, bayonet legs, be theatrical, bowlegs, buffoonery, business, butt, calf, characterization, chitterlings, cinematic,… … Moby Thesaurus
