becket hitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several types of hitch knot used to attach a rope or cord to any kind of becket.
  2. Specifically, a sheet bend when used to hitch to an eye splice.

Word forms

becket hitch becket hitches
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