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Tarbuck knot Mountaineering.|ˈtɑːbʌk nɒt|
[f. the name of the British mountaineer Kenneth Tarbuck (b. 1914), who invented it.]
An adjustable loop knot (see quots.).
1947K. Tarbuck in Wayfarers' Jrnl. No. 8. 52 The practical advantages of the Tarbuck knot lie in its adjustability. It can easily be slid up or down the standing rope by hand in order to vary the size of the loop. 1950tr. Mountaineering Handbk. (Assoc. Brit. Members Swiss Alpine Club) App. 167 The end of the rope..is tied..with a Tarbuck knot... Although in its general action this knot is similar to the Prusik knot, it has in addition a remarkable shock-absorbing run when subjected to a severe shock load. 1968P. Crew Encycl. Dict. Mountaineering 114/2 Most knots bend the rope into a sharp angle, which reduces the strength of the rope by quite a high percentage—this is avoided in the Tarbuck knot. |