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sheepshanked

sheepshanked is the simple past and past participle of sheepshank.

Meaning of sheepshank

Verb

sheepshank (third-person singular simple present sheepshanks, present participle sheepshanking, simple past and past participle sheepshanked)

  1. (transitive) To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot.

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Questions about sheepshanked

What is sheepshanked the simple past and past participle of?
Sheepshanked is the simple past and past participle of sheepshank.

Words near sheepshanked in the dictionary

  1. sheeps
  2. sheepsfoot
  3. sheepshagger
  4. sheepshaggers
  5. sheepshank
  6. sheepshanked
  7. sheepshanking
  8. sheepshanks
  9. sheepshead
  10. sheepsheads
  11. sheepshearer

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