carrick bend

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

carrick bend
    n 1: a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or
         hawsers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carrick \Car"rick\, n. (Naut.)
   A carack. See {Carack}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {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.
      [1913 Webster]