wall knot
a knot forming a knob at the end of a rope, made by unwinding the strands and weaving them together
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The "wall knot" (Fig. 114) is almost as simple as the crown, and in fact is practically a crown reversed.
Knots, Splices and Rope Work | A. Hyatt Verrillwall knot crowned—a neat rope-end finish, to prevent unraveling.
Educational Toys | Louis C. PetersenIf the ends by which the wall knot is made after being hove were passed through the bights, it would make the knot stronger.
If the seizing is small cordage, take a wall-knot in the end; if spunyarn, an overhand knot.
The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry DanaA short rope spliced round a thimble in the eye of the bell-crank, with a double wall-knot crowned at its end.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
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