Usually means: Lower leg portion of animals.
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  1. foreshank: Merriam-Webster
  2. foreshank: Collins English Dictionary
  3. foreshank: Vocabulary.com
  4. foreshank: Wiktionary
  5. foreshank: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. foreshank: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. foreshank: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. foreshank: Dictionary.com
  9. foreshank: Rhymezone
  10. foreshank: FreeDictionary.org
  11. foreshank: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. foreshank: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (foreshank)

▸ noun:  The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
▸ noun:  A cut of meat from this part.

Similar:
round, tailhead, aitchbone, butt, hindquarter, natch, quarter, hoofstep, foretop, fardingbag, more...

Opposite:
hindshank, rear shank

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Similar:
round, tailhead, aitchbone, butt, hindquarter, natch, quarter, hoofstep, foretop, fardingbag, more...

Opposite:
hindshank, rear shank



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