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

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/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]