becket bend

/ˈbɛkət bɛnd/
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Definitions of becket bend
  1. noun
    a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
    synonyms: sheet bend, weaver's hitch, weaver's knot
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    type of:
    hitch
    a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
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