- fisherman's bend
- noun Date: 1823 a knot made by passing the end twice round a spar or through a ring and then back under both turns — see knot illustration
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fisherman's bend — n. a kind of knot: see KNOT1 … English World dictionary
fisherman's bend — /fɪʃəmənz ˈbɛnd/ (say fishuhmuhnz bend) noun a knot consisting of two round turns and a half hitch round them and the standing part, used commonly to bend a rope to an anchor or similar object …
fisherman's bend — a knot made by taking a round turn on the object to which the rope is to be fastened, passing the end of the rope around the standing part and under the round turn, and securing the end. See illus. under knot. Also called anchor bend, anchor knot … Universalium
fisherman's bend — fish′erman s bend′ n. navig. a knot used to secure a rope around a spar or to an anchor, bucket, or ring • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
fisherman's bend — a knot for tying a line to a ring or spar, e.g. when mooring a boat; the end is passed twice through the ring or around the spar and then back under both turns … Dictionary of ichthyology
fisherman's bend — noun a knot tied by making a full turn round something, a half hitch through the turn, and a half hitch round the standing part of the rope … English new terms dictionary
fisherman's bend — noun a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring • Hypernyms: ↑knot … Useful english dictionary
Bend — 1. v. & n. v. (past bent; past part. bent exc. in bended knee) 1 a tr. force or adapt (something straight) into a curve or angle. b intr. (of an object) be altered in this way. 2 intr. move or stretch in a curved course (the road bends to the… … Useful english dictionary
bend — 1. v. & n. v. (past bent; past part. bent exc. in bended knee) 1 a tr. force or adapt (something straight) into a curve or angle. b intr. (of an object) be altered in this way. 2 intr. move or stretch in a curved course (the road bends to the… … Useful english dictionary
Fisherman's knot — Knot details name=Fisherman s knot names=Waterman s knot, Angler s knot, Englishman s knot type=bend origin=Ancient related=Overhand knot, Double fisherman s knot, Triple fisherman s knot releasing=Jamming strength= caveat=Difficult or impossible … Wikipedia
