noun
- a type of knot used to temporarily shorten a rope without cutting it
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailor tied a sheepshanks to adjust the rope’s length.
- Learning to tie a sheepshanks is essential for basic seamanship.
- The climbing instructor demonstrated how to make a sheepshanks knot.
- A sheepshanks allows you to shorten rope while keeping both ends under load.
- The scout practiced tying sheepshanks during the knot-tying competition.