sheet bend
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sheet bend
n. Nautical
A knot in which one rope or piece of yarn is made fast to the bight of another. Also called weaver's hitch, weaver's knot.
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sheet bend
n
(Knots) a knot used esp for joining ropes of different sizes. Also called: becket bend or weaver's hitch
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sheet′ bend`
n.
a knot made between two ropes by forming a bight in one and passing the end of the other through the bight, around it, and under itself.
[1835–45]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot |
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