carrick bend

[ kar-ik ]

noun
  1. a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes.

Origin of carrick bend

1
1810–20; perhaps to be identified with Middle English carryk, variant of carrakecarrack

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carrick bend

/ (ˈkærɪk) /


noun
  1. a knot used for joining two ropes or cables together

Origin of carrick bend

1
C19: perhaps variant of carrack

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