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sheepshanks

sheepshanks is the plural of sheepshank.

sheepshanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sheepshank.

Meaning of sheepshank

Noun

sheepshank (plural sheepshanks)

  1. A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.

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Questions about sheepshanks

What is sheepshanks the plural of?
Sheepshanks is the plural of sheepshank.

Words near sheepshanks in the dictionary

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

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