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square knot

noun

  1. a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.


square knot

noun

  1. another name for reef knot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of square knot1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

Next bring those two pieces up over and tie them together in a square knot, as shown in Figs. 85 and 86.

She must know how to sew a button on properly, Helen made a grimace, to tie a square knot and to do several other things.

Not very seriously, I am afraid, lamented Nathalie, judging from the bungle I made in trying to learn that square knot.

There are three kinds of knots—the overhand knot, the square knot and the "Granny" knot.

Tie the single ends with a square knot, and fringe them out; leave the loop.

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