carrick bend(n = noun.artifact) Array - a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers; Array
is a kind of knot
carrick bend, n. Naut. a kind of knot used to join ropes.
Etymology:
BEND(2): carrick perh. f. CARRACK
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