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foreshank

noun fore·shank \ˈfȯr-ˌshaŋk\

Definition of FORESHANK

:  the upper part of the foreleg of cattle; also :  meat cut from this part
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First Known Use of FORESHANK

1924

Rhymes with FORESHANK

claybank, Cruikshank, drop tank, embank, eye bank, Firbank, flag rank, gangplank, greenshank, land bank, left-bank, nonbank, outflank, outrank, pickthank, point-blank, redshank, sandbank, sheepshank, snowbank, state bank, think tank, West Bank

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