Shank may refer to: Objects Shank (footwear), part of a shoe or boot Shank (sewing), a spacing device Shank (weapon), a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon Lead shank, a type of lead used for horses Tang (tools), the back portion of the blade component of a tool Drill bit shank, the end of a drill bit Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope Art and entertainment Shank (video game), an action game Shank (2009 film), a British drama Shank (2010 film), a thriller set in futuristic London Shank, a play by Richard Vincent Warlord Shank, a villain in the TV series Space Cases SHANK, a Japanese Punk Rock band. Places Mount Schank, a dormant volcano in Australia Shankh Monastery, a monastery in Mongolia Shanksville, Pennsylvania Other uses Another name for the lower leg in humans Tibia, one of the two main bones of the leg Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) Shank, a poor golf stroke Shanks, wading birds in the genus Tringa Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope Shankh, a quantity in the Indian numbering system SHANK1, SHANK2, and SHANK3, types of protein People with the name Bud Shank, an American saxophonist Christopher B. Shank, Maryland politician Daniel Shank, a Canadian ice hockey player Harvey Shank, Canadian baseball player John Shank, a 17th-century English actor David E. Shank, co-founder and long-time General Manager of the co-op that developed Shenandoah's Pride milk brand Charles V. Shank, physicist, inventor of femtosecond lasers See also Schenck Schenk Shenk Shanks (disambiguation)