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weaver's knot

n.
See sheet bend.
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Noun1.weaver's knot - a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)weaver's knot - a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
becket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch
hitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
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Daughtry dashed into the cabin, came back with a pillow and three sheets, and, using the first as a pad and knotting the last together in swift weaver's knots, he left the Ancient Mariner safe and soft and took Michael back into his own arms.
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Several imprints of string or rope contain weaver's knots, a technique used to tie separate lengths of cord into secure nets.
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