carrick bend
[ kar-ik ]
noun
a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes.
Origin of carrick bend
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K is a carrick bend, useful for uniting tow ropes or large hawsers to each other.
British Dictionary definitions for carrick bend
carrick bend
/ (ˈkærɪk) /
noun
a knot used for joining two ropes or cables together
Origin of carrick bend
1C19: perhaps variant of carrack
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