granny knot

granny knot

granny knot

n. A knot resembling a square knot but with the second tie crossed incorrectly.

[So called in contempt.]

granny knot

granny's knot

n (Knots) a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam

gran′ny knot`

n. an insecure version of a square knot in which the bights cross each other in the wrong direction next to the end. [1850–55; so called in contempt]

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granny knot - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecuregrannyflat knot, reef knot - a square knot used in a reef line

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granny knot

gran·ny knot

a double knot consisting of two asymmetric half hitches, which tends to slip under tension.

gran·ny knot

(gran'ē not) A double knot in which the free ends of the second loop are asymmetric and not in the same plane as the free ends of the first loop.

granny knot

A double knot in which the ends of the cord do not lie parallel, but alternate being over and under each other. This knot is not as secure as a square knot. See: knot for illus.See also: knot

granny knot

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Synonyms for granny knot

noun a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

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granny

Related Words

flat knot
reef knot

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