water knot
water knot noun: a type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing.
Noun
water knot (plural water knots)
- A type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing.
- To tie a water-knot, lay the end of one of your hairs about five inches or less, over that of the other, and through the loop, which you would make to time them in a common way, pass the long and short end of the hairs, which will lie to the right of the loop, twice, and wetting the knot with your...1775 [1653], Izaak Walton, edited by John Hawkins, The Complete Angler, compilation of Walton’s original and Charles Cotton’s second part of The Compleat Angler, page 255
- Synonyms:
- ring bend, grass knot, tape knot
- Synonym of fisherman's knot.
- Synonyms:
- fisherman's knot
Synonyms of water knot
Forms of water knot
| plural | water knots |
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Origin of water knot
Uncertain, apparently water + knot. Attested from at least the 18th century.
Questions about water knot
- What does water knot mean?
- Water knot means a type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing.
- What part of speech is water knot?
- Water knot is a noun.
- What is the plural of water knot?
- The plural of water knot is water knots.
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