sheepshank

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Noun
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sheep=shank

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun sheepshank has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

sheepshankn. 
     A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sheepshank, n. a knot used to shorten a rope temporarily.


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