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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.
sheet bend
noun
- a knot used esp for joining ropes of different sizes Also calledbecket bendweaver's hitch
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheet bend1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
This row of meshes and all that follow after are made by fastening them to the upper row with a sheet bend (see Fig. 32).
From Project Gutenberg
When one rope is smaller than the other the double sheet-bend is always used, making the double turn with the smaller rope.
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