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Meaning of shanker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. One who shanks (in any of various senses).
  2. One who shanks a golf ball.
  3. A surname from Hindi.
  4. One who glues the shank into a shoe.

Examples

“Littler said he didn't shank it; rather he called it a soft pop-up, but us old hard-core shankers weren't so generous .”
“He said, "Our whole club is full of shankers." […] This club was infested with shankers, as if they all had a disease. […] The danger in hitting down on the ball with such intensity is that you are likely to shank it.”
“And for the next twenty minutes, he shanked every shot. I did everything I could. […] And he still shanked every shot. […] “Sooooo, Butchie's got a shanker and can't get him squared up, huh?” he shouted so loud that ..."”
“A shank-cutter cuts with a die that part of the shank which is composed of leather or leather board. […] A shanker tacks the shank in place, cuts away the superfluous upper leather gathered under the toe, beats the edge of the upper out […]”
“I take those metal shanks, slide the backs of them in glue and make them lie down on the shoe-bottoms, […] Last week they ran a contest to see which shankers shanked fastest. I'm not embarrassed to say I beat them all.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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