a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way. See illus. under knot .
[ 1855-60; after the presumed inventor of the knot ]
a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way. See illus. under knot .
[ 1855-60; after the presumed inventor of the knot ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012