The next day, we all commenced in earnest our studies in navigation and seamanship, the naval instructor with his assistants working us up in our mathematics and imparting to us the elements of plane and spherical trigonometry; while the boatswain and his mates gave us practical lessons in the setting up of rigging and making of knots, so that there should be no chance of our mistaking a "sheepshank" for a "cat's paw," or a "Flemish eye" for a "grommet!". From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
Although, I'd classify Thom as a good drawer of ugly people. sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [Dean Beattie « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
Oaxyctl concentrated on joining two lines together with a sheepshank knot. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
Is there anything we can do to keep my illustrations with his stories? sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [“I have an idea for a children’s book” « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
Oaxyctl held up the bight of a line, the loop flopping over, and tied a sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
Oaxyctl pulled the knot apart and demonstrated the bowline, the sheepshank, a simple square knot, and a sheet bend. From Wordnik.com. [Crystal Rain] Reference
Moeller gulped the last of his milk and rose, just in time to have a bubble of gas twist his intestine like a sailor knotting a sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [The Android’s Dream: Chapter One « Whatever] Reference
Rupert Murdoch's daughter-in-law in TV blunder sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
I doubt na, frien, yell think yere nae sheepshank, 90. From Wordnik.com. [The Brigs of Ayr] Reference
Whether it's a simple overhand knot or the more complicated sheepshank knot, someday you're going to need one of these. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles] Reference
Two Spuds wrapped his lariat three times around Eli’s torso and the travois poles and tied it with a sheepshank knot to make sure the man didn’t slip off the pony drag. From Wordnik.com. [Come Again No More] Reference
It was an old habit—when he had a problem he couldn’t untangle, he would grab a worn-out strip of lariat and tie everything from a sheepshank to a hangman’s knot while he thought it through. From Wordnik.com. [Come Again No More] Reference
Thanks for the find Drawn! sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [Jörg Block « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
Items keep me anchored, nostalgia: a sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [A Journal Entry from The Recipients] Reference
He thinks himsel nae sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [The Proverbs of Scotland] Reference
sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [Ronald Searle’s Scrooge « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
Tags: Hogarth Brown, Illustration, Quentin Blake, video sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [Quentin Blake video interview « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
Tags: Animation, Design, film, film titles, motion graphics, Pablo Ferro, saul bass, Typography sheepshank. From Wordnik.com. [30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog] Reference
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