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