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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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