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单词 granny knot
释义

granny knot

or granny's knot


noun

an incorrect version of a square knot in which the bights cross each other in the wrong direction next to the end, so as to produce a knot that is insecure.
Also called lubber's knot.

Origin of granny knot

First recorded in 1850–55; so called in contempt

Words nearby granny knot

granny dress, granny dumping, granny flat, granny glasses, grannyish, granny knot, Granny Smith, granny woman, grano-, granodiorite, granola
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British Dictionary definitions for granny knot

granny knot

granny's knot


noun

a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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