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Two half hitches shortening a rope's middle.
Also known as: Rope shortening knot, Dogshank
A sheepshank shortens a rope by gathering a doubled length into three parts and securing each end with a half hitch over the resulting bight.
Shortens a rope without cutting it, by gathering a doubled length and securing each end.
Contexts: History
Holds only while the rope is under tension and collapses when it is not, which the reference literature notes as its principal characteristic.
Contexts: History
The rope gathered into three parallel lines with a half hitch dropped as a loop over the curve at each end.