racking bend
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
racking bend (plural racking bends)
- a type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of very different thicknesses. The finer cord is woven between the two stands of a bight or loop of the thicker rope, and pulled tight after each pass. Racking like this forms the basis for many other bends and knots.
References[edit]
• The Ashley Book of Knots →ISBN -- Knot 1462, 1907