by xStenx June 20, 2007

a shank is a homemade device resembling a knife. You can fashion a shank out of many things, most commonly: glass shards
to shank someone means to stab them with a shank. Derived from prisons as inmates would make shanks by sharpening spoons or using a piece of broken glass and wrapping half with duct tape for a handle.
to shank someone means to stab them with a shank. Derived from prisons as inmates would make shanks by sharpening spoons or using a piece of broken glass and wrapping half with duct tape for a handle.
by Sheynk January 3, 2010

by mandy _752@hotmail.com December 6, 2006

by shanks are us November 20, 2003

by burns November 17, 2003

To stab Someone Fast and or Repeatedly, Usually with a homemade knife/weapon known as a SHIV! A shiv is a weapon generally found in Jails.
COmmonShivs: Sharpend Toothbrush, Chicken Bone, Metal fastened to a stick, Screwdriver.
COmmonShivs: Sharpend Toothbrush, Chicken Bone, Metal fastened to a stick, Screwdriver.
by Ty G April 13, 2008

to stab with a knife
by natalie n May 18, 2008
