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shank-painter

shank-painter noun: a small rope for fastening the shank of an anchor, when catted, to a ship's side.

Noun

shank-painter (plural shank-painters)

  1. A small rope for fastening the shank of an anchor, when catted, to a ship's side.

Forms of shank-painter

pluralshank-painters

Questions about shank-painter

What does shank-painter mean?
Shank-painter means a small rope for fastening the shank of an anchor, when catted, to a ship's side.
What part of speech is shank-painter?
Shank-painter is a noun.
What is the plural of shank-painter?
The plural of shank-painter is shank-painters.

Words near shank-painter in the dictionary

  1. shank-irons
  2. shank-nag
  3. shank-nagged
  4. shank-nagging
  5. shank-nags
  6. shank-painter
  7. shank-painters
  8. shank-weary
  9. Shankala
  10. Shankalla
  11. Shankar

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