Definition of Square knot

1. Noun. A double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords.

Generic synonyms: Knot
Specialized synonyms: Flat Knot, Reef Knot

Definition of Square knot

1. Noun. A common binding knot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Square Knot

square division
square divisions
square drive
square drives
square eyes
square feet
square foot
square footage
square footages
square inch
square inches
square kilometer
square kilometers
square kilometre
square kilometres
square knot (current term)
square knots
square leg
square leg umpire
square leg umpires
square matrices
square matrix
square meal
square meals
square measure
square meter
square meters
square metre
square metres
square mile

Literary usage of Square knot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1889)
"When the tension is extreme, and a slippery catgut is used, it is well to tie a third turn after the square knot is completed, and the same rule must still ..."

2. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"... the standing part, and bring it up through the bight—this is one half-hitch ; two of these, one above the other, completes it. 8.—REEF, OR square knot. ..."

3. The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical by William N. Brady (1882)
"... the standing part, and bring it up through the bight—this is one half-hitch; two of these, one above the other, completes it. 8.—REEF, OR square knot. ..."

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