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单词 running knot
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running knot


noun

a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose ) that tightens as the rope is pulled.

Origin of running knot

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby running knot

running gaff, running gear, running hand, running head, running joke, running knot, running light, running mate, running myrtle, running on empty, running pine
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Example sentences from the Web for running knot

  • I backed into the corner, and Sears tried to lasso me by throwing the noose or running-knot over my head.

    Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States|Moses Swan
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