backsplice

backsplice
/bak"spluys'/, n., v., backspliced, backsplicing.
n.
1. a knot for finishing a rope end neatly, beginning with a crown and proceeding in a series of tucks, each strand over the first adjoining strand and under the next, the strands being split in half at each tuck.
v.t.
2. to make a backsplice in (a rope end).
[BACK2 + SPLICE]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • backsplice — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: back (III) + splice : a finish for the end of a rope that consists of a crown knot with the strands tucked over and under in the standing part * * * /bak spluys /, n., v., backspliced, backsplicing. n. 1. a knot for… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”