SHANK-PAINTER, noun With seamen, a short rope and chain which sustains the shank and flukes of an anchor against the ship's side, as the stopper fastens the ring and stock to the cat-head.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.