unshanked

English

Etymology

un- +‎ shanked

Adjective

unshanked (not comparable)

1. Not shanked (in various senses).
   • 1863, William Thomson, A practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape vine, page 47:

     I have known the appearances I have now described to be all present where the border was paved under the roots with stone pavement, yet there was scarcely a bunch of grapes in the house that had a dozen unshanked berries on it.

   • 2010, Nathan Bowers, 4-H Guide to Training Horses, page 111:

     The unshanked snaffle bit is good for bending and getting a horse used to the feel of a bit.