Meaning

1 senses

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

Origin

Originally sheepshank knot or sheepshanks knot, from sheep + shank (“part of the leg betwe

Originally sheepshank knot or sheepshanks knot, from sheep + shank (“part of the leg between the knee and ankle”); the connection between the knot and a sheep’s leg is unclear.

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Forms

sheepshanks, sheepshanking, sheepshanked, sheepshanked
Base formsheepshank · to sheepshank
3rd person singularsheepshanks
Present participlesheepshanking
Past simplesheepshanked
Past participlesheepshanked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysheepshank
he, she, itsheepshanks

Past simpleLesson

all personssheepshanked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sheepshanked
he, she, ithas sheepshanked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sheepshank

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sheepA1sheepishsheepishlysheeplesheepskinsheerB1
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