fisherman's bend

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Definitions of fisherman's bend words

noun fisherman's bend a knot made by taking a round turn on the object to which the rope is to be fastened, passing the end of the rope around the standing part and under the round turn, and securing the end. 1
noun fisherman's bend a knot used to fasten a rope to an anchor, ring, or spar 0
noun fisherman's bend a kind of knot 0

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Origin of fisherman's bend

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Fisherman's bend

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fisherman's bend popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 67% 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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