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See Knots, Hitches and
Line handling etc.
Knot Glossary
bend
n.
Commonly, a knot that temporarily fastens one rope to another or, more rarely,
to an object such as the ring of an anchor. --vt.
The act of tying a bend.
bight
(pronounced BITE) n.
A U-shaped curve of unknotted rope. When used in conjunction with a knot
(such as :Bowline on Bight") it means that the line was doubled before the knot
was tied.
binding knot
n.
A knot that applies or holds tension around an object or group of objects.
(This often implies that the binding knot lies firmly against the object or
objects which it binds.)
Bitter end The loose end of a line that is
passed through a knot or eye.
crossing knot
n.
A knot form at the intersection of ropes at right angles where both ends of the
active rope are loaded.
crossing hitch
n.
A knot form similar to a crossing knot except that
the active rope passes over and around a rigid object.
hitch
vt.
To temporarily attach a rope to an object such as a post or beam. --n.
A knot form that anchors a rope to an object and usually collapses to form to
the shape of the object or has such potential, especially one that readily
unties after use.
in the bight
(also "on
the bight")
adj.
At a point of the rope away from the ends.
Lead end - Also known as the working end and when under
tension while tying it is the standing end - The working end that you hold
onto
Line - Is a cut
portion of a rope from the spool
Loose end - the end that is threaded through a
knot when tying it. See also bitter end
Rope - an uncut
length either in a coil or on a spool.
standing part
n.
The part of a rope not involved with the knot as
opposed to the bitter end and bight. sometime known as the whip end.
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