Hunter's bend

noun

a type of bend, a double overhand knot used to join the ends of similar types of cord with no slip.

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Meanings

nounHunter's bend (plural Hunter's bends)

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.

Origin

Accredited to have been newly invented by Dr. Edward Hunter, thought it was later pointed out that the knot had been published many years before.

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APA

Hunter's bend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hunter's%20bend

MLA

“Hunter's bend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hunter's%20bend. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hunter's bend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hunter's%20bend.

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