单词 | waterman's knot |
释义 | > as lemmaswaterman's knot waterman's knot chiefly Nautical any of various types of knot associated with boating or fishing, such as a water knot, fisherman's knot, clove hitch, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > other knots water knot1496 draw knot1635 slip-knot1679 tie-knot1800 timber-hitch1815 thorough-put1829 fisherman's bendc1860 Celtic knot1865 lark's head1866 waterman's knot1866 packing knot1871 fisherman's knot1876 prusik knot1937 1866 ‘T. Bowling’ Bk. Knots vi. 12 Waterman's knot. 1871 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. May 297 The Waterman's Knot..may be used. This is similar to the clove hitch, and it can be made in a moment. 1919 A. H. Verrill Knots, Splices & Rope Work (ed. 2) iv. 43 Clove hitches..known as the ‘Waterman's Knot’, are often used. 2009 Field & Stream Dec. 50 Waterman's knot: This simple wonder joins two pieces of rope together when neither is long enough. Brilliant! < as lemmas |
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