Shank

Shank can refer to:

Lead shank, a type of lead used for difficult horses
Shank (biology), a major scaffold protein that interacts indirectly with both NMDA receptors and metabotropic receptors
Shank (sewing), a sewing-specific shank include button shanks and thread shanks
Shank, part of a ship's anchor
Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon; to stab someone
Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system
Shanks, a family of wading birds
Shanks' mare, an idiom meaning to walk
Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope

In entertainment:

Bud Shank (b. 1926), an American saxophonist
Warlord Shank, an evil villain from the TV series Space Cases

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