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schoolboy knot

schoolboy knot noun: a four-in-hand knot.

Noun

schoolboy knot (plural schoolboy knots)

  1. A four-in-hand knot.

Forms of schoolboy knot

pluralschoolboy knots

Origin of schoolboy knot

Typically used for school ties.

Questions about schoolboy knot

What does schoolboy knot mean?
Schoolboy knot means a four-in-hand knot.
What part of speech is schoolboy knot?
Schoolboy knot is a noun.
What is the plural of schoolboy knot?
The plural of schoolboy knot is schoolboy knots.

Words near schoolboy knot in the dictionary

  1. schoolbookish
  2. schoolbooks
  3. schoolboy
  4. schoolboy error
  5. schoolboy errors
  6. schoolboy knot
  7. schoolboy knots
  8. schoolboydom
  9. schoolboyhood
  10. schoolboyish
  11. schoolboyishly

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