Shank

'Stab', I believe.

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i think it mean to stab someone and break off the handle so the person can't pull the knife out of themselves

In general terms, it just means to stab someone. I think it's slang.

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shank

4 : to cut (a person) deeply with a knife


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dont people eat lamb shanks?

Hi,

The more common expression is 'a leg of lamb'.

With that meaning, the sentence sounds like a threat in a butcher's shop, ie 'Don't make me stab you with this leg of lamb'.

The shank is the front part of the leg (the shin) and requires different preparation than roasting the whole thing---it's tough and has to be simmered a while. Veal shanks are the famous Italian "osso buco."

I had always thought the word in reference to "shanking" somebody specifically referred to the kind of homemade knife found in prisons. (Maybe "homemade" isn't quite the word I want