"Hunter's bend" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hunter's bends [plural]
Etymology: * Accredited to the supposed inventor Dr. Edward Hunter Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Hunter's bend}} Hunter's bend (plural Hunter's bends)
  1. a type of bend, a double overhand knot used to join the ends of similar types of cord with no slip. Categories (topical): Knots

Inflected forms

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