English Explanatory Dictionary

Hunter's bend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a type of bend, a double overhand knot used to join the ends of similar types of cord with no slip.

Word forms

Hunter's bend Hunter's bends

Etymology

Accredited to have been newly invented by Dr. Edward Hunter, thought it was later pointed out that the knot had been published many years before.

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