skänkel — meaning in English

English meaning

• scissor verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
• shank noun The lower leg, between the knee and the ankle, in people or animals.

Senses

skänkel is used for these senses in English:

• scissor (rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.

scissor — full definition

1. verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
2. verb To move in a scissor-like motion, especially the legs.

shank — full definition

1. noun The lower leg, between the knee and the ankle, in people or animals.
2. noun The narrow shaft or stem of a tool or object, such as a key, drill bit, or fishhook.
3. verb In golf, to accidentally hit the ball with the part of the club head nearest the shaft, sending it off at a bad angle.

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