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SHEEPSHANK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sheepshank mean?
• SHEEPSHANK (noun)
The noun SHEEPSHANK has 1 sense:
1. a knot for shortening a line
Familiarity information: SHEEPSHANK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A knot for shortening a line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sheepshank" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
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