plural of shacko

plural of shacko

(nautical) 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.

Of or relating to Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.

plural of harp shackle

One who shackles. / (mining, historical) A person who couples wagons together.

plural of shackler

having no shack, or house

that has no shackles, or is not in shackles

A shackle shaped like an H, or two Us joined together to give a waisted appearance, instead of the more usual single U shackle, or D-shackle.