carrick bend

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ik]
- /ˈkær ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ik]
- /ˈkær ɪk/

Definitions of carrick bend words

noun carrick bend type of knot 3
noun carrick bend a knot used for joining two ropes or cables together 3
noun carrick bend a kind of knot used for joining two ropes 3
noun carrick bend a knot or bend for joining the ends of two ropes. 1
noun carrick bend (nautical) A round knot used to join two rope hawsers when required to go round the barrel of a capstan without jamming. 0

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Origin of carrick bend

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; perhaps to be identified with Middle English carryk, variant of carrake carrack

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Parts of speech for Carrick bend

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carrick bend popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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