- sheet bend
- noun Date: circa 1823 a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye — see knot illustration
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Sheet bend — Names Sheet bend, becket bend, weaver s knot, weaver s hitch Category Bend Related … Wikipedia
Sheet bend — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet bend — sheet′ bend n. navig. 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 • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
sheet bend — n. Naut. a knot used in fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye: see KNOT1 … English World dictionary
sheet bend — noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) • Syn: ↑becket bend, ↑weaver s knot, ↑weaver s hitch • Hypernyms: ↑hitch * * * noun : a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight… … Useful english dictionary
sheet bend — /ˈʃit bɛnd/ (say sheet bend) noun Nautical a knot used to bend the end of a line on to a bight or eye of another line, used especially with large lines …
sheet bend — noun A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters. See Also: double sheet bend … Wiktionary
sheet bend — 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. Also called becket bend, netting knot, weaver s hitch, weaver s knot. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
sheet bend — noun a method of temporarily fastening one rope through the loop of another … English new terms dictionary
double sheet bend — noun Doubled version of the sheet bend; A strong knot used to tie two ropes together … Wiktionary
