a leg; specif the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in human beings or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates
a cut of beef, veal, mutton, or lamb from the leg, esp the lower part of the leg
a straight narrow part of an object, e.g. the straight part of a nail or pin, or the part of a key between the handle and the bit
a straight narrow part of an object, e.g. a nail or pin, an anchor, or a key
the narrow part of the sole of a shoe beneath the instep
a part of an object by which it can be attached to something else, e.g. a projection on the back of a solid button
a short stem of thread that holds a sewn button away from the cloth
the end, e.g. of a drill bit, that is gripped in a chuck
the band of a ring
[Old English scanca]