span shackles

A form of span shackle — A large bolt driven through the forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of span shackle
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APA

span shackles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20shackles

MLA

“span shackles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20shackles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “span shackles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20shackles.

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