carrick bend
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car·rick bend
(kăr′ĭk)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
(ˈkærɪk)n
(Knots) a knot used for joining two ropes or cables together
[C19: perhaps variant of carrack]
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car′rick bend`
(ˈkær ɪk)n.
a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes.
[1810–20; perhaps to be identified with Middle English carryk, variant of carrake carrack]
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| Noun | 1. |  carrick bend - a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsersknot - 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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