sheepshank
(noun) a knot for shortening a line
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sheepshank (plural sheepshanks)
(nautical) A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
• catshank
• dogshank
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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
