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dogshanks

dogshanks is the plural of dogshank.

Meaning of dogshank

Noun

dogshank (plural dogshanks)

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

Questions about dogshanks

What is dogshanks the plural of?
Dogshanks is the plural of dogshank.

Words near dogshanks in the dictionary

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

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