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Meanings of weaver's knot in English

Portuguese
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A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)

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        Synonyms
        Examples for "sheet bend"
        Examples for "sheet bend"
        1
        Tie four of the following knots: Reef, sheet bend, clove hitch, bowline, middleman's, fisherman's, sheep-shank.
        Outdoor Sports and Games
        2
        Then on to the more complicated rolling hitch, the fisherman's hitch, the sheepshank, the sheet bend, the sailors' knot, and the beautiful Turk's head.
        Three ways to capsize a boat: an optimist afloat
        Usage of weaver's knot in English
        1
        With a swift weaver's knot John Best mended the flying yarn.
        The Spinners
        2
        Then there would come a flash of his hands as he looped the weaver's knot and released the bobbin.
        When God Laughs, and Other Stories
        Translations for weaver's knot
        Portuguese
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