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racking bends

racking bends is the plural of racking bend.

Meaning of racking bend

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.

Questions about racking bends

What is racking bends the plural of?
Racking bends is the plural of racking bend.

Words near racking bends in the dictionary

  1. rackie
  2. rackies
  3. rackin'
  4. racking
  5. racking bend
  6. racking bends
  7. racking in
  8. racking off
  9. racking one's brain
  10. racking one's brains
  11. racking up

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