STEVEDORE KNOT


Meaning of STEVEDORE KNOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1863

: a stopper knot similar to a figure eight knot but with one or more extra turns — called also stevedore's knot — see knot illustration

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