carrick bend

car·rick bend

a kind of knot used for joining two ropes

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noun

Nautical

A type of knot used to fasten two cables or hawsers together.

Origin of carrick bend

From obsolete carrick variant of carrack

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Noun

(plural carrick bends)

(nautical) A round knot used to join two rope hawsers when required to go round the barrel of a capstan without jamming.

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