Sheepshank
[SHEEP-shangk]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Unknown, mid-17th century
1.
A kind of knot used to shorten a rope temporarily.
Examples of Sheepshank in a sentence
"Killian was glad he remembered how to tie a sheepshank from his Boy Scout days."
"The sailor quickly tied some sheepshanks to keep the rope out of the way."
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