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CARRICK BEND

\kˈaɹɪk bˈɛnd], \kˈaɹɪk bˈɛnd], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k b_ˈɛ_n_d]\

Definitions of CARRICK BEND

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a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A particular kind of knot.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

(naut.). Kind of knot or splice.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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