Sheepshank
SHEEP-shangk
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Unknown, mid 17th century
1: a kind of knot used to shorten a rope temporarily
Examples of Sheepshank in a sentence
"Killian was glad he remembered a few knots, like a sheepshank, from his Boy Scout days."
"The sailor quickly tied some sheepshanks to keep the rope out of the way."
It also a knife shape used in restaurant kitchens for detailed meat butchering..
I did not know that!