Meaning of shanker | Babel Free

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.”

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