wall knot

English

Noun

wall knot (plural wall knots)

  1. A knot made by untwisting the strands of a rope, and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the second over the end of the first, and the third over the end of the second and through the bight of the first.

Coordinate terms

  • crown knot

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