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noun
- The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
- (slang) Woman
Translations: - Dutch: enkel(nl)m
- French: cheville(fr)f
- German: de(de, Kní¶chel, m, m(de, Fuí�kní¶chel), {{t-)enkel
- Italian: caviglia(it)f
- Spanish: tobillo(es)m
verb (ankl, ing)
- (slang) To walk.
- (bicycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Etymology: Old English ancle, anclow, ancleow; akin to Icelandic íkkla, íkli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: compare with Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Compare with Haunch.
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