BECKET BEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does becket bend mean? 

• BECKET BEND (noun)
  The noun BECKET BEND has 1 sense:

1. a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)

  Familiarity information: BECKET BEND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BECKET BEND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

becket bend; sheet bend; weaver's hitch; weaver's knot

Hypernyms ("becket bend" is a kind of...):

hitch (a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot)