单词 | sheepshank |
释义 | sheepshank[ sheep-shangk ] / ˈʃipˌʃæŋk / nouna kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily. Origin of sheepshankFirst recorded in 1635–45; short for sheepshank knot; literal sense unclear Words nearby sheepshanksheep measles, sheepo, sheep race, sheep's eyes, sheep's fescue, sheepshank, sheepshead, sheepshearing, sheepskin, sheep sorrel, sheep station Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sheepshank
British Dictionary definitions for sheepshanksheepshank / (ˈʃiːpˌʃæŋk) / nouna knot consisting of two hitches at the ends of a bight made in a rope to shorten it temporarily Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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