Sheepshank

[ʃi:pʃæŋk]

(noun.) a knot for shortening a line.

Checker: Tom--From WordNet

(n.) A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.

Edited by Harold

He's booked to Lady Jane Sheepshanks. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Have we not stated that he was attached to Lady Jane Sheepshanks? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Editor: Vicky