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dogshank

dogshank noun: an inferior variant of the sheepshank knot, which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack.

Noun

dogshank (plural dogshanks)

  1. An inferior variant of the sheepshank knot, which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack.

Forms of dogshank

pluraldogshanks

Origin of dogshank

From dog + shank.

Questions about dogshank

What does dogshank mean?
Dogshank means an inferior variant of the sheepshank knot, which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack.
What part of speech is dogshank?
Dogshank is a noun.
What is the plural of dogshank?
The plural of dogshank is dogshanks.

Words near dogshank in the dictionary

  1. dogsbodies
  2. dogsbody
  3. dogsbodying
  4. dogsbreath
  5. dogsbreaths
  6. dogshank
  7. dogshanks
  8. dogship
  9. dogships
  10. dogshit
  11. dogshite

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