sheepshank

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/    美 /ˈʃipˌʃæŋk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
动词 v.
  1. To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot. transitive

词形变化

sheepshanks plural sheepshanks present,singular,third-person sheepshanking participle,present sheepshanked participle,past sheepshanked past

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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