Sheep Shank
To Make a Sheep
Shank:
Make a long bight in a topgallant
back-stay, or any rope which it is desirable to shorten, and taking a
half hitch near each bend, as at a. Rope
yarn stops at b, which is desirable to keep it in place till the strain is brought on it. Wire
rope cannot be so treated, and it is injurious to hemp rope that is
large and stiff.

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