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GRANNY KNOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
Synonyms:
granny; granny knot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("granny knot" is a kind of...):
flat knot; reef knot (a square knot used in a reef line)