Function: noun
Date: circa 1823
: a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye ― see KNOT illustration
Function: noun
Date: circa 1823
: a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye ― see KNOT illustration
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012