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Definition sheepshank

Etymology

Originally sheepshank knot or sheepshanks knot, from sheep +‎ shank (“part of the leg between the knee and ankle”); the connection between the knot and a sheep’s leg is unclear.

Noun

sheepshank (plural sheepshanks)

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

Verb

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

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

Results 245 Words with the letters SHEEPSHANK

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11 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
10 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
7 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
6 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
5 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
AKENE 10
ANKHS 12
APEEK 12
EPHAH 12
EPHAS 10
HAKES 11
HANKS 12
HASPS 10
HEAPS 10
KANES 10
KAPHS 14
KEENS 10
KEEPS 12
KHANS 12
KHAPH 16
KNAPS 13
KNEES 10
PEAKS 12
PEEKS 12
PEKAN 13
PEKES 12
PHASE 10
SHAKE 11
SHANK 12
SHAPE 10
SHEEP 10
SKEAN 10
SKEEN 10
SKENE 10
SKEPS 12
SNAKE 10
SNEAK 10
SPAKE 12
SPANK 13
SPEAK 12
4 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
AKEE 8
ANES 5
ANKH 11
APES 7
APSE 7
ASKS 8
ASPS 7
EASE 4
EKES 8
EPHA 9
ESES 4
ESNE 5
HAEN 7
HAES 6
HAHS 8
HAKE 10
HANK 11
HAPS 9
HASH 8
HASP 9
HEAP 9
HEHS 8
HENS 7
KAES 8
KANE 9
KAPH 13
KEAS 8
KEEN 9
KEEP 11
KENS 9
KEPS 11
KHAN 11
KNAP 12
KNEE 9
NAPE 8
NAPS 8
NEAP 8
NEEP 8
NESS 5
PANE 8
PANS 8
PASE 7
PASH 9
PASS 7
PEAK 11
PEAN 8
PEAS 7
PEEK 11
PEEN 8
PEES 7
PEHS 9
PEKE 11
PENS 8
SAKE 8
SANE 5
SANK 9
SANS 5
SAPS 7
SASH 6
SEAS 4
SEEK 8
SEEN 5
SEEP 7
SEES 4
SENE 5
SHAH 8
SHEA 6
SHES 6
SKAS 8
SKEE 8
SKEP 11
SNAP 8
SPAE 7
SPAN 8
SPAS 7
3 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
AHS 5
ANE 4
APE 6
ASH 5
ASK 7
ASP 6
ASS 3
EEK 7
EKE 7
ENS 4
ESS 3
HAE 5
HAH 7
HAP 8
HAS 5
HEH 7
HEN 6
HEP 8
HES 5
KAE 7
KAS 7
KEA 7
KEN 8
KEP 10
NAE 4
NAH 6
NAP 7
NEE 4
PAH 8
PAN 7
PAS 6
PEA 6
PEE 6
PEH 8
PEN 7
PES 6
SAE 3
SAP 6
SEA 3
SEE 3
SEN 4
SHA 5
SHE 5
SHH 7
SKA 7
SPA 6
2 letter words with the letters SHEEPSHANK 
AE 2
AH 4
AN 3
AS 2
EH 4
EN 3
ES 2
HA 4
HE 4
KA 6
NA 3
NE 3
PA 5
PE 5
SH 4

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