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Sheepshank

Knot
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. Wikipedia
ABoK: #1152, #1153, #1154, #1158, #1159, #1160
Category: Shortening
Instructions: 1
Origin: 1627
Releasing: Non-jamming
Typical use: Provides loops, shortens or removes slack from a rope, bypasses a frayed section of rope