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Sheepshank
UK
/ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/
US
/ˈʃipʃæŋk/
Translation sheepshank into russian
sheepshank
Noun
UK
/ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/
US
/ˈʃipʃæŋk/
The sailor tied a sheepshank to shorten the rope.
Моряк завязал шкотовый узел, чтобы укоротить веревку.
Definitions
sheepshank
Noun
UK
/ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/
US
/ˈʃipʃæŋk/
A type of knot used to shorten a rope or take up slack, which is made by making two loops in the rope and then passing a bight of the rope through each loop.
The sailor used a sheepshank to adjust the length of the rope on the ship's deck.