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sheepshank

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun sheepshank has 1 sense
  1. sheepshank - a knot for shortening a line
    --1 is a kind of
    knot

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Sheepshank

Noun:

A sheepshank is a type of knot used in boating and camping to temporarily shorten a rope or to take up slack in a line.

Example Sentence:

He quickly tied a sheepshank in the rope to secure the boat to the dock.

Verb:

To sheepshank means to tie a sheepshank knot.

Example Sentence:

She demonstrated how to sheepshank the rope to the students during the camping trip.

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