| 单词 | granny's bend |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgranny's bend granny's bend n. now rare a granny knot or similar inexpertly tied knot. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > insecure knot granny's bend1777 granny's knot1800 granny knot1812 granny1847 1777 D. Lescallier Vocab. des Termes de Marine 102 Nœud de vache, A granny's bend. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Granny's bend, the slippery hitch made by a lubber. a1989 S. Beckett Dream of Fair to Middling Women (1992) iii. 176 They go from intimacy to intimacy, that is to say, about them rises the marsh of granny's-bends that is their relation. < as lemmas |
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