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      shanking
      noun
      a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
      lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
      the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
      cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
      cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
      cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
      the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
      a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
      verb
      hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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