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ˈcarrick ˈbend Naut. [See bend n.1 3. Carrick was a frequent variant of carrack ship of burden; and may have that sense here.] A knot for splicing two ropes together, formed by looping the two ends to be joined, and interlacing them, each going at every intersection, now over, now under, the other.
1819Rees Cycl. s.v. Bend, For a carick bend, lay the end of a rope or hawser across its standing part, etc. c1860H. Stuart Seaman's Catech. 2 Or a carrick bend, or a bowline knot. |