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Racking bend
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The racking bend is a knot for joining two ropes of different diameter. "Racking" refers to the figure eight weaving that binds the bight
of the larger rope together.
Bight (knot)
In knot tying, a bight is a curved section, slack part, or loop between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn. The term is also used in a more specific way when describing Turk's head knots, indicating how many repetitions of braiding are made in the circuit of a given knot.-Slipped knot:In order...
of the larger rope together.