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Definition of Fisherman's knot
1. Noun. A knot for tying the ends of two lines together.
Definition of Fisherman's knot
1. Noun. a type of bend that is a popular double overhand knot used to join two lines or ropes of equal thickness. ¹
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Literary usage of Fisherman's knot
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1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The machines work well with steam-power; and each requires only one female
attendant the fisherman s knot, and fig. в is a bend knot aged for uniting two ..."