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sheet bend

noun
  1. 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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Origin of sheet bend

First recorded in 1835–45
Also called becket bend, netting knot, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot.
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sheet bend

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