carrick : Idioms & Phrases
Carrick bend
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noun a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers
WordNet
(Naut.) , a kind of knot, used for bending together hawsers or other ropes.
Webster 1913
carrick bitt
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noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
carrick bitt.
WordNet
Carrick bitts
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noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
carrick bitt.
WordNet
(Naut.) , the bitts which support the windlass.