fisherman's bend
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃərmənz bɛnd/
- Specialized
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nudo de pescador
- He secured the sail with a fisherman's bend to ensure it wouldn't come loose during the storm.
Examples
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The sailor demonstrated how to make a fisherman's bend for attaching the rope to the cleat.
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There's a sheepshank, fisherman's bend.
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To tie the fishing line to the hook, she used a reliable fisherman's bend knot.
Synonyms
5
4.8
A quick knot that can be tied and untied
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6.5
A simple knot that holds a rope by looping its end around an object
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8.5
A knot to fasten a rope to a post that is quick to tie and untie
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8.4
A knot used to join one rope to another, even when they are different thicknesses
A knot that ties a rope to a pole or another rope to stop it sliding one way
A strong knot used to tie a rope to a pole or another rope
A knot for fastening a rope around a log or pole to move it
To tie one rope or thread temporarily to the middle of another rope to join them
A knot that ties one rope to the middle of another rope or to a loop
Surface Forms
Morphology
fisherman's + bend
The phrase combines 'fisherman's' (clearly signaling a fishing/nautical domain) with 'bend', but the ordinary B1 sense of 'bend' is a curve, not a knot. English nautical jargon uses 'bend' to mean a type of knot, so the domain cue makes the item partially inferable but the specialized sense of 'bend' is not predictable from the basic definition, making understanding only partially likely without prior exposure.
Etymology
Fisherman's bend gets its name from fishermen who used the knot to tie a rope around a ring or pole, and a bend is a knot for joining a rope to something. Because it holds well even when wet and slippery, the name means 'a knot used to secure a rope to a spar or ring'.