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/wˈivərz nɑt/ Listen

Weaver's knot

noun

A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye). Synonyms: becket bend, sheet bend, weaver's hitch.

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"Weaver's knot" Quotes from Famous Books

... each profession or trade has adopted the knots best suited to its requirements, and thus we find the Sailor's Knot; the Weaver's Knot; Fishermen's knots; Builders' knots; Butchers' knots; and many others which have taken their names from the use to ...

— Knots, Splices and Rope Work • A. Hyatt Verrill

Words linked to "Weaver's knot" : becket bend, hitch, sheet bend