Shank

A large ladle to contain molten metals; it is worked by a straight bar at one end, and a cro -bar with handles, called the crutch, at the other end, by which it is tipped to pour out the metal; that part of an implement or tool, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, as the shank of a bayonet, Sharpshooter. — One skilled in shooting at an object with exactne ; an old term applied in the army to riflemen; a sniper; also in small-arms firing, a grade of rifleman just below that of expert rifleman.