SHEEPSHANK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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