a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
Also, monkey fist . Also called monkey paw .
[ 1925-30; so called from fancied resemblance ]
a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
Also, monkey fist . Also called monkey paw .
[ 1925-30; so called from fancied resemblance ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012