sheepshank

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Whether it's a simple overhand knot or the more complicated sheepshank knot, someday you're going to need one of these.

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  • Whether it's a simple overhand knot or the more complicated sheepshank knot, someday you're going to need one of these. —  Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
  • Is there any more to it Know the composition of the National flag and how to fly it," read Rand I guess I can get ten on that, all right," remarked Pepper And tie four of the following knots: Reef, sheet-bend, clove-hitch, bow line, middleman's, fisherman's, sheepshank," finished Rand We can pass on that all right," commented Pepper. —  The Boy Scouts Patrol
  • He thinks himsel nae sheepshank. —  The Proverbs of Scotland
  • -- Another sheepshank.] [Illustration: FIG. —  Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise
  • "And tie four of the following knots: Reef, sheet-bend, clove-hitch, bow line, middleman's, fisherman's, sheepshank," finished Rand. —  The Boy Scouts Patrol
 

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