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Bight: a sharp small-radius curve in a rope in which the working and standing
parts are brought near to or in contact with one another. It can also mean any
part of the rope other than the ends. A knot that is tied “on the bight” is tied
somewhere in the middle, without manipulation of either end.
Bitter end: the last inch or two of a rope—too short a section to really work
with.
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