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Meaning of SHEEPSHANK

Pronunciation:  'sheep`shangk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a knot for shortening a line
 
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 See Also: knot

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sheep"shank`\, n. (Naut.)
A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.
 

 

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