snittlen.
Now dialect.
A loop with a running knot; a noose, snare; a slip-knot.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > slip-knot
riding knotc1330
slipping knota1425
fisher's-knot1611
snittle1611
slip-knot1659
inside clinch1886
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Laqs courant, a noose, grinne, snitle, running knot.
1642 Proc. at Banbury 7 Till they had all their necks in a snittle.
1862 in C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 415.
1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia 203 Snickle, Snittle, a slip-knot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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