reef knotn.

Brit.

/ˈriːf nɒt/, U.S.

/ˈˌrif ˈˌnɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: reef n.¹, knot n.¹

Etymology: < reef n.¹ + knot n.¹

Originally Nautical.

A double knot consisting of a pair of overhand knots tied in opposing directions, and originally used to secure the reefpoints of a sail.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > specific

bowline-knot1627

clinch1627

sheepshank1627

wall-knot1627

running bowline1710

running bowline knot1726

bend1769

clove-hitch1769

half-hitch1769

hitch1769

walnut1769

cat's paw1794

midshipman's hitch1794

reef knot1794

clench1804

French shroud knot1808

carrick bend1819

bowline1823

slippery hitch1832

wall1834

Matthew Walker1841

shroud-knot1860

stopper-knotc1860

marling hitch1867

wind-knot1870

Portuguese knot1871

rosette1875

chain knota1877

stopper-hitch1876

swab-hitch1883

monkey fist1917

Spanish bowline1968

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > reef-knot

reef knot1794

loop-knot1795

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 172 Fastening together the fall of a tackle, or any two ropes, by passing two or more cross turns with rope-yarn round each part, and as many round turns above them; making fast the ends with a reef-knot.

1823 Trans. Apothecaries & Surgeon-Apothecaries Eng. & Wales 1 380 Sailors are well aware of the difference between a reef-knot which will not slip, and a granny's-knot.

1884 W. Pye Surg. Handicraft ii. viii. 78 The first and most obvious use of this [triangular or scarf] bandage is to simply tie it round..with a reef knot, it having been previously folded up into a cravat.

1936 Times 8 Dec. 18/5 Around the neck was a scarf, which was tied tightly in a reef knot.

1991 B. Anderson Girls High (1992) viii. 88 Tim tied reef knots with green string.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reef knot
释义	reef knotn. Brit. /ˈriːf nɒt/, U.S. /ˈˌrif ˈˌnɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: reef n.¹, knot n.¹ Etymology: < reef n.¹ + knot n.¹ Originally Nautical. A double knot consisting of a pair of overhand knots tied in opposing directions, and originally used to secure the reefpoints of a sail. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > specific bowline-knot1627 clinch1627 sheepshank1627 wall-knot1627 running bowline1710 running bowline knot1726 bend1769 clove-hitch1769 half-hitch1769 hitch1769 walnut1769 cat's paw1794 midshipman's hitch1794 reef knot1794 clench1804 French shroud knot1808 carrick bend1819 bowline1823 slippery hitch1832 wall1834 Matthew Walker1841 shroud-knot1860 stopper-knotc1860 marling hitch1867 wind-knot1870 Portuguese knot1871 rosette1875 chain knota1877 stopper-hitch1876 swab-hitch1883 monkey fist1917 Spanish bowline1968 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > reef-knot reef knot1794 loop-knot1795 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 172 Fastening together the fall of a tackle, or any two ropes, by passing two or more cross turns with rope-yarn round each part, and as many round turns above them; making fast the ends with a reef-knot. 1823 Trans. Apothecaries & Surgeon-Apothecaries Eng. & Wales 1 380 Sailors are well aware of the difference between a reef-knot which will not slip, and a granny's-knot. 1884 W. Pye Surg. Handicraft ii. viii. 78 The first and most obvious use of this [triangular or scarf] bandage is to simply tie it round..with a reef knot, it having been previously folded up into a cravat. 1936 Times 8 Dec. 18/5 Around the neck was a scarf, which was tied tightly in a reef knot. 1991 B. Anderson Girls High (1992) viii. 88 Tim tied reef knots with green string. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1794
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