A double knot consisting of a pair of overhand knots tied in opposing directions, and originally used to secure the reefpoints of a sail.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > reef-knot (3) reef knot1794 A double knot consisting of a pair of overhand knots tied in opposing directions, and originally used to secure the reefpoints of a sail. loop-knot1795 †(a) a reef-knot (obsolete); (b) a single knot tied in a doubled cord, so as to leave a loop beyond the knot (1875 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.… Subcategories:— variation of (1) |
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