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/kar"ik/a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes. See illus. under knot.[1810-20; perh. to be identified with ME carryk, var. of carrake CARRACK]
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Carrick bend — Carrick Car rick, n. (Naut.) A carack. See {Carack}. [1913 Webster] {Carrick bend} (Naut.), a kind of knot, used for bending together hawsers or other ropes. {Carrick bitts} (Naut.), the bitts which support the windlass. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carrick bend — [kar′ik] n. a kind of knot used for joining two ropes: see KNOT1 … English World dictionary
carrick bend — /ˈkærɪk bɛnd/ (say karik bend) noun Nautical a kind of knot for joining cables or hawsers. {carrick ? variant of carrack} …
carrick bend — n. Naut. a kind of knot used to join ropes. Etymology: BEND(2): carrick perh. f. CARRACK … Useful english dictionary
carrick bend — car′rick bend [[t]ˈkær ɪk[/t]] n. naut. tex a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes • Etymology: 1810–20; perh. to be identified with ME carryk, var. of carrake carrack … From formal English to slang
carrick bend — noun Etymology: probably from obsolete English carrick carrack, from Middle English carrake, carryk Date: 1819 a knot used to join the ends of two large ropes see knot illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
carrick bend — noun a kind of knot used on a ship to join ropes end to end. Origin C19: from bend2: carrick perh. an alt. of carrack … English new terms dictionary
carrick bend — noun A round knot used to join two rope hawsers when required to go round the barrel of a capstan without jamming … Wiktionary
Single carrick bend — Knot details name=Single carrick bend names= type= bend strength= origin= related= Carrick bend releasing= strength= uses= Large rope caveat= abok number= #1439The single carrick bend is a bend used in large rope. In practice, the free ends are… … Wikipedia
