knot-tying
71Freedom knot — Infobox Knot details name = Freedom knot names = caption = type = type2 = strength = origin = related = Surgeon s knot releasing = uses = Shoelace tying caveat …
72English knot — fisherman s knot (a knot for tying the ends of two lines together. Various websites have animated steps showing how to tie this knot) …
73loop knot — loop′ knot n. navig. a knot made by doubling over a line at its end and tying both thicknesses into a square knot in such a way as to leave a loop • Etymology: 1785–95 …
74surgeon's knot — sur′geon s knot n. a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like • Etymology: 1805–15 …
75barrel knot — noun a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times • Syn: ↑blood knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot …
76half-knot — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a knot joining the ends of two cords and used in tying other knots (as the square knot); also : overhand knot …
77prusik knot — prəsik noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from the name Prusik : a knot that is used in mountaineering for tying a small sling to a climbing rope as an aid to one who has fallen into a crevasse and that holds fast when weighted but is… …
78snitch knot — noun : a weaving knot made by passing two free ends through a lark s head knot and tying the free ends in an overhand knot …
79turle knot — ˈtərl noun Etymology: after Major W. G. Turle, 19th century English fisherman : a knot made with a variety of slip noose and used in angling to tie a gut or nylon leader to a hook or fly called also turtle knot * * * /terrl/, Angling. a special… …
80double loop clinch knot — a knot used in angling for tying on swivels when trolling. Various websites have animated steps showing how to tie this knot …
