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A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too little load.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheepshank | ABoK | #1152, #1153, #1154, #1158, #1159, #1160 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | Category | Shortening | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | Caveat | Spills if not under tension | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | Origin | 1627 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | Related | Catshank, Dogshank, Bell-ringer's knot | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | Releasing | Non-jamming | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | Typical use | Provides loops, shortens or removes slack from a rope, bypasses a frayed section of rope | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sheepshank | is a | sheepshank knot with a Handcuff knot in the middle | 0.90 | text |
| Sheepshank | has method | Pull | 0.60 | section |
| Sheepshank | has method | Flatten | 0.60 | section |
| Sheepshank | has method | U-bends | 0.60 | section |
| Sheepshank | has method | At | 0.60 | section |
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