sheet bend

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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.

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

Origin of sheet bend

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby sheet bend

Sheerness, sheer plan, sheesh, sheet, sheet anchor, sheet bend, sheetcase, sheet down, sheet erosion, sheet-fed, sheet feeder

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How to use sheet bend in a sentence

And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
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Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Divide batter into prepared ramekins, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake about 20 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“They would bend my head back, put a towel over my face and pour water over the towel,” Harrison was quoted as saying.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
But there was no shadow ahead of him this night; there was no somber thing to bend down the high serenity of his happy heart.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Malcolm reined up, and soon a British officer appeared round a bend in the road.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Instead of a cloth, on each table was a sheet of fine glazed paper which had the appearance of oiled silk.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike

British Dictionary definitions for sheet bend

sheet bend

noun

a knot used esp for joining ropes of different sizesAlso called: becket bend, weaver's hitch

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