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sheepshanking

sheepshanking is the present participle and gerund 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 sheepshanking

What is sheepshanking the present participle and gerund of?
Sheepshanking is the present participle and gerund of sheepshank.

Words near sheepshanking in the dictionary

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

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