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any of the kinds of knot (knot, n.1 1) used by sailors; also, a kind of knot used in tying a neck-tie.
= sailor's knot n. at compounds 3.
Subcategories:
— on end of throwing rope (1)
— supposed to ensure favourable wind (1)
— ornamental (3)
— other specific sailors' knots (28)