DCHP-1 Online
shanks [cf. Brit.dial. shank leg of a stocking] Esp. Maritimes 
n. pl. leggings made from the hide, peeled off and cured, from the hind legs of a moose, caribou, etc.
See also: hock-moccasin moose shanks
- 1943 Footwear was of home manufacture and consisted of moccasins, or more often shanks.
- 1952 The Rothesays down the road . . . wore moose shanks with the hair still on them. . . .
- 1943 Footwear was of home manufacture and consisted of moccasins, or more often shanks.