sheet bend

American  

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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sheet bend British  

noun

1. Also called: becket bend.   weaver's hitch.  a knot used esp for joining ropes of different sizes

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Etymology

Origin of sheet bend

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Tie four of the following knots: Reef, sheet bend, clove hitch, bowline, middleman's, fisherman's, sheep-shank.

From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.

With dry rope a reef knot is as strong as the rope; with wet rope it slips before the rope breaks, while a double sheet bend is found to hold.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)