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shank-painters

shank-painters is the plural of shank-painter.

Meaning of shank-painter

Noun

shank-painter (plural shank-painters)

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

Questions about shank-painters

What is shank-painters the plural of?
Shank-painters is the plural of shank-painter.

Words near shank-painters in the dictionary

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

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