shanking noun. ['ʃaŋkɪŋ] L17.
[from SHANK noun, verb: see -ING¹.]
1. Orig., the process of making a shank for a tobacco-pipe. Later, the action or process of SHANK verb, an instance of this. L17.

2. Botany. Any of several diseases resulting in the darkening and shrivelling of a plant or fruit from the base of a stem or stalk. M19.

► Rare before 19.

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