sheepshankn.

Brit.

/ˈʃiːpʃaŋk/, U.S.

/ˈʃipˌʃæŋk/

a. The shank or leg of a sheep.In modern dictionaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > body and parts of > (parts of) leg or hoof

cockal1562

cockal bone1603

sheepshank1675

fairney-cloots1822

1675 C. Cotton Planters Man. 64 The third way [of making pallisados], which is done with Sheep-shancks fastned in the Walls, is doubtless the best..; but the bones must be set so near together, as [etc.].

1681 T. Langford Plain Instr. Fruit-trees vi. 39 Have in readiness a little Instrument made of Ivory, or a Deer or Sheep-shank.

b. nae sheepshank (Scottish): a person or thing of no small importance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one of no small importance

nae sheepshank1786

1786 R. Burns Poems 205 The paughty, feudal Thane..Wha thinks himsel nae sheep-shank bane, But lordly stalks.

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 72 I doubt na, frien', ye'll think ye're nae sheep-shank.

1806 R. Tannahill Ep. James Buchanan 11 Mony a puir, doilt, servile bodie Will..think himsel nae sma sheepshank.

2. Nautical. In full †sheepshank(s) knot: A knot cast on a rope for temporarily shortening it without cutting it or unfastening the ends.Formed by doubling the rope in three parts and taking a hitch over the bight at each end with the other rope (Voyle).⁋By a printer's or clerical error in Manwayring's Seaman's Dictionary (1644), the explanation of Sheep-shanck and the heading of the following article Sheeres were omitted. Hence Randle Holme Armoury iii. 166/1 erroneously explains Sheepshank as ‘two Poles set across where a Block is hung’ etc. (= shear n.¹ 4).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > specific

bowline-knot1627

clinch1627

sheepshank1627

wall-knot1627

running bowline1710

running bowline knot1726

bend1769

clove-hitch1769

half-hitch1769

hitch1769

walnut1769

cat's paw1794

midshipman's hitch1794

reef knot1794

clench1804

French shroud knot1808

carrick bend1819

bowline1823

slippery hitch1832

wall1834

Matthew Walker1841

shroud-knot1860

stopper-knotc1860

marling hitch1867

wind-knot1870

Portuguese knot1871

rosette1875

chain knota1877

stopper-hitch1876

swab-hitch1883

monkey fist1917

Spanish bowline1968

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > other specific sailors' knots

bowline-knot1627

clinch1627

sheepshank1627

wall-knot1627

running bowline1710

running bowline knot1726

bend1769

clove-hitch1769

half-hitch1769

hitch1769

walnut1769

Magnus hitch1794

midshipman's hitch1794

clench1804

French shroud knot1808

carrick bend1819

bowline1823

slippery hitch1832

wall1834

cat's paw1840

Matthew Walker1841

shroud-knot1860

stopper-knotc1860

Portuguese knot1871

chain knota1877

stopper-hitch1876

swab-hitch1883

Spanish bowline1968

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 26 Sheepshanks Knot. The last is the Shepshanke, which is a knot they cast vpon a Runner or Tackle when it is too long to take in the goods, and by this knot they can shorten a rope without cutting it.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Sheep-shank, a..knot..on a rope, to shorten it as occasion requires.

1788 Chambers's Cycl. (new ed.) at Knot The sheep-shank-knot.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 65 Pass that brace through the bull's eye, and take the sheepshank out before you come down.

1870 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 246 When both ends of the rope are fast, the ‘sheep~shank’ or, as it is sometimes called, the dogshank shortening is used.

Derivatives

ˈsheepshank v. (transitive) to shorten (a rope) by means of a sheepshank.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (transitive)] > attach or join by specific knot

sheepshank1769

cat's-paw1794

reef-knot1794

clove-hitch1874

swab-hitch1883

wall1883

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > tie (a knot) (in) > specific

crown1754

sheepshank1769

cat's-paw1794

wall1883

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Sheep-shank The runner of the tackle is sheep-shanked.

1886 J. M. Caulfeild Seamanship Notes 4 Shorten up buoy-rope..; this is done by sheep-shanking it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sheepshank
释义	sheepshankn. Brit. /ˈʃiːpʃaŋk/, U.S. /ˈʃipˌʃæŋk/ 1. a. The shank or leg of a sheep.In modern dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > body and parts of > (parts of) leg or hoof cockal1562 cockal bone1603 sheepshank1675 fairney-cloots1822 1675 C. Cotton Planters Man. 64 The third way [of making pallisados], which is done with Sheep-shancks fastned in the Walls, is doubtless the best..; but the bones must be set so near together, as [etc.]. 1681 T. Langford Plain Instr. Fruit-trees vi. 39 Have in readiness a little Instrument made of Ivory, or a Deer or Sheep-shank. b. nae sheepshank (Scottish): a person or thing of no small importance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one of no small importance nae sheepshank1786 1786 R. Burns Poems 205 The paughty, feudal Thane..Wha thinks himsel nae sheep-shank bane, But lordly stalks. 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 72 I doubt na, frien', ye'll think ye're nae sheep-shank. 1806 R. Tannahill Ep. James Buchanan 11 Mony a puir, doilt, servile bodie Will..think himsel nae sma sheepshank. 2. Nautical. In full †sheepshank(s) knot: A knot cast on a rope for temporarily shortening it without cutting it or unfastening the ends.Formed by doubling the rope in three parts and taking a hitch over the bight at each end with the other rope (Voyle).⁋By a printer's or clerical error in Manwayring's Seaman's Dictionary (1644), the explanation of Sheep-shanck and the heading of the following article Sheeres were omitted. Hence Randle Holme Armoury iii. 166/1 erroneously explains Sheepshank as ‘two Poles set across where a Block is hung’ etc. (= shear n.¹ 4). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > specific bowline-knot1627 clinch1627 sheepshank1627 wall-knot1627 running bowline1710 running bowline knot1726 bend1769 clove-hitch1769 half-hitch1769 hitch1769 walnut1769 cat's paw1794 midshipman's hitch1794 reef knot1794 clench1804 French shroud knot1808 carrick bend1819 bowline1823 slippery hitch1832 wall1834 Matthew Walker1841 shroud-knot1860 stopper-knotc1860 marling hitch1867 wind-knot1870 Portuguese knot1871 rosette1875 chain knota1877 stopper-hitch1876 swab-hitch1883 monkey fist1917 Spanish bowline1968 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > other specific sailors' knots bowline-knot1627 clinch1627 sheepshank1627 wall-knot1627 running bowline1710 running bowline knot1726 bend1769 clove-hitch1769 half-hitch1769 hitch1769 walnut1769 Magnus hitch1794 midshipman's hitch1794 clench1804 French shroud knot1808 carrick bend1819 bowline1823 slippery hitch1832 wall1834 cat's paw1840 Matthew Walker1841 shroud-knot1860 stopper-knotc1860 Portuguese knot1871 chain knota1877 stopper-hitch1876 swab-hitch1883 Spanish bowline1968 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 26 Sheepshanks Knot. The last is the Shepshanke, which is a knot they cast vpon a Runner or Tackle when it is too long to take in the goods, and by this knot they can shorten a rope without cutting it. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Sheep-shank, a..knot..on a rope, to shorten it as occasion requires. 1788 Chambers's Cycl. (new ed.) at Knot The sheep-shank-knot. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 65 Pass that brace through the bull's eye, and take the sheepshank out before you come down. 1870 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 246 When both ends of the rope are fast, the ‘sheep~shank’ or, as it is sometimes called, the dogshank shortening is used. Derivatives ˈsheepshank v. (transitive) to shorten (a rope) by means of a sheepshank. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (transitive)] > attach or join by specific knot sheepshank1769 cat's-paw1794 reef-knot1794 clove-hitch1874 swab-hitch1883 wall1883 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > tie (a knot) (in) > specific crown1754 sheepshank1769 cat's-paw1794 wall1883 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Sheep-shank The runner of the tackle is sheep-shanked. 1886 J. M. Caulfeild Seamanship Notes 4 Shorten up buoy-rope..; this is done by sheep-shanking it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1627
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