SHEEPSHANK

sheepshank

(noun) a knot for shortening a line

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sheepshank (plural sheepshanks)

(nautical) A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.

Coordinate terms

• catshank

• dogshank

Verb

sheepshank (third-person singular simple present sheepshanks, present participle sheepshanking, simple past and past participle sheepshanked)

(transitive) To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot.

Source: Wiktionary

Sheep"shank`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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