"shanker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shankers [plural]
Etymology: From shank + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shank|-er}} shank + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shanker (plural shankers)
  1. One who shanks (in any of various senses).
    One who shanks a golf ball.
    Sense id: en-shanker-en-noun-ybRtKjQH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 30 37
  2. One who shanks (in any of various senses).
    One who glues the shank into a shoe.
    Sense id: en-shanker-en-noun-0iuCCpSa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 30 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: shankers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shanker (plural shankers)
  1. Obsolete form of chancre. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: chancre
    Sense id: en-shanker-en-noun-Twqd2crR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 30 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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