sheet bend

sheet bend

noun
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.
Also called becket bend, netting knot, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot.


Origin:
1835–45

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sheet bend
 
n
becket bend, Also called: weaver's hitch a knot used esp for joining ropes of different sizes

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