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bend, see bucket hitch.
Bight: the slack part of a rope, formed between either end and the standing part, which is not entirely
straight (figure 9); any loop or curvature, to the maximum of a full circle. Any point within the curve
is said to be ‘in the bight’. If a knot is tied ‘on the bight’, the rope ends are not required for the tying
process.
figure 9
