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REEF KNOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A square knot used in a reef line
Synonyms:
flat knot; reef knot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("reef knot" is a kind of...):
square knot (a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reef knot"):
granny; granny knot (a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure)
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