Function: noun
Date: 1823
: a knot made by passing the end twice round a spar or through a ring and then back under both turns ― see KNOT illustration
Function: noun
Date: 1823
: a knot made by passing the end twice round a spar or through a ring and then back under both turns ― see KNOT illustration
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012