hawser bend
noun
a knot uniting the ends of two lines.
Origin of hawser bend
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby hawser bend
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How to use hawser bend in a sentence
H is a hawser bend, which can be expeditiously made use of for joining the ends of large ropes.
British Dictionary definitions for hawser bend
hawser bend
noun
a knot for tying two ropes together
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