A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards.
Defn: The state ofbeing bent like a hook; incurvation.
These are sometimes stiffened by thongs from frame head to keelson at each pair, to steady the frame while the gunwale is being bent.
Probably the real reason for these projections is that they originally made building easier by providing space for a retaining lashing when the gunwales were being bent.
The tang was usually held in place by being bentat its end into a slight hook and let into the handle, where it was secured with sinew lashing; wire later came into use for this lashing.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being bent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
