sheet bend
noun
a knot made between two ropes by forming a bight in one and passing the end of the other through the bight, around it, and under itself.
Origin of sheet bend
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby sheet bend
sheerness,
sheers,
sheesh,
sheet,
sheet anchor,
sheet bend,
sheet down,
sheet erosion,
sheet feeder,
sheet film,
sheet glass
British Dictionary definitions for netting knot
sheet bend
noun
a knot used esp for joining ropes of different sizes
Also called: becket bend, weaver's hitch