reef-knotv.

Brit.

/ˈriːfnɒt/, U.S.

/ˈrifˌnɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: reef knot n.

Etymology: < reef knot n., after knot v.

Originally Nautical.

transitive. To tie with a reef knot.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (transitive)] > attach or join by specific knot

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > specific

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1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 183 Reef-Knot is to attach the two ends of a rope together; and, in making, observe to pass both parts of the rope on one side, in the bight of the other.

1856 C. Bushell Rigger's Guide (ed. 2) 139 Pass the lashing on both ends, commencing at the centre, and..work both ends towards the centre, and reef knot the ends.

1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy (1886) 87 For a topgallant sail or royal,..[a roband-hitch] is..not clove-hitched, the two nearest robands being reef-knotted together.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XI. 872/2 Good security may be obtained..by taking half as many round turns taut, crossing the ends between the hawsers over the seizing and reef-knotting the ends.

1999 A. B. Davis My Year Before Mast xiii. 147 ‘Looks grand!’ I said to Dane Doctor, beside me as we reef-knotted the gaskets.

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-knotv. Brit. /ˈriːfnɒt/, U.S. /ˈrifˌnɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: reef knot n. Etymology: < reef knot n., after knot v. Originally Nautical. transitive. To tie with a reef knot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (transitive)] > attach or join by specific knot sheepshank1769 cat's-paw1794 reef-knot1794 clove-hitch1874 swab-hitch1883 wall1883 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > specific reef-knot1794 clove-hitch1874 swab-hitch1883 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 183 Reef-Knot is to attach the two ends of a rope together; and, in making, observe to pass both parts of the rope on one side, in the bight of the other. 1856 C. Bushell Rigger's Guide (ed. 2) 139 Pass the lashing on both ends, commencing at the centre, and..work both ends towards the centre, and reef knot the ends. 1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy (1886) 87 For a topgallant sail or royal,..[a roband-hitch] is..not clove-hitched, the two nearest robands being reef-knotted together. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XI. 872/2 Good security may be obtained..by taking half as many round turns taut, crossing the ends between the hawsers over the seizing and reef-knotting the ends. 1999 A. B. Davis My Year Before Mast xiii. 147 ‘Looks grand!’ I said to Dane Doctor, beside me as we reef-knotted the gaskets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1794
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