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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.

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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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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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