Associations to the word «Sheepshank»

Wiktionary

SHEEPSHANK, noun. A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack.

Dictionary definition

SHEEPSHANK, noun. A knot for shortening a line.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery