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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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of square knot1

First recorded in 1865–70
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When we’ve both completed a couple strips, she shows me how to tie them together with a square knot.

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If the knot tends to lie vertically along the shoe, it's a weaker granny knot, whereas if the knot is horizontal, it's the stronger square knot.

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Essentially, tying the frog involves tying bunches of deer hair to a hook with three lengths of plain white sewing thread, using a series of overhand knots and square knots.

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Could you tie a series of square knots around the neck of a teaspoon without, even slightly, moving the teaspoon?

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Liston closed off the main artery with a square knot and then turned his attention to the smaller blood vessels, which he drew up one by one using a sharp hook called a tenaculum.

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