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carrick bend

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car·rick bend  (krk)
n. Nautical
A type of knot used to fasten two cables or hawsers together.
[From obsolete carrick, variant of carrack.]
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carrick bend
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Noun1.carrick bendcarrick bend - a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers
knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
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