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| Matching Terms: | carrick bend, carrick bitt | ||
| Definition: | \Car"rick\, n. (Naut.)
A carack. See {Carack}.
{Carrick bend} (Naut.), a kind of knot, used for bending
together hawsers or other ropes.
{Carrick bitts} (Naut.), the bitts which support the
windlass. --Totten.
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