seizing

seizing
/see"zing/, n.
1. the act of a person or thing that seizes.
2. Naut. a means of binding or fastening together two objects, as two ropes, or parts of the same rope, by a number of longitudinal and transverse turns of marline, wire, or other small stuff.
[1300-50; ME; see SEIZE, -ING1]

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▪ knot
      means of fastening together two spars, two ropes, or two parts of the same rope by means of a third rope. Two parts of the same rope may be thus joined to make an eye, or closed circle.

      When two ropes are joined and the strain on one is to be greater than that on the other, racking seizing is preferred. A simpler and more common method is round seizing.

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