racking bend

English

Noun

racking bend (plural racking bends)

1. 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

• The Ashley Book of Knots →ISBN -- Knot 1462, 1907