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hawser bend
noun
- a knot uniting the ends of two lines.
hawser bend
noun
- a knot for tying two ropes together
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hawser bend1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
H is a hawser bend, which can be expeditiously made use of for joining the ends of large ropes.
From Project Gutenberg
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