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Hyphenation for “shank”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “shank”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "shank" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “shank” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „shank“ ⟶ „shank“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "shank"

shank >> ʃaŋk

Definition: [noun] a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle.
Example: the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers

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Definition: [noun] a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end.
Example: gouges vary in the amount of curve or sweep on the cutting edge and the form of the shank

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Definition: [noun] a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.

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Definition: [noun] the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe.
Example: a rigid leather boot with a full shank

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Definition: [noun] a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor.
Example: he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform

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Definition: [noun] an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club.
Example: he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey

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Definition: [verb] strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.
Example: I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder

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Definition: [verb] slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife.
Example: I got shanked with a broken bottle

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