CUCKOLD'S KNOT


Meaning of CUCKOLD'S KNOT in English

Naut.

a hitch, as for holding a spar, consisting of a single loop with the overlapping parts of the rope seized together. Also called cuckold's neck, ring seizing, throat seizing .

[ 1840-50; so called because the noose so made is insecure ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .