hawser bend: a knot uniting the ends of two lines
knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
onychophora: enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids