blood knot

American  

noun

Angling.

1. barrel knot.

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Etymology

Origin of blood knot

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

“Blood Knot,” the breakthrough play in which he found his voice as a dramatist, is about two brothers from the same mother, one dark-skinned, the other light-skinned.

From Los Angeles Times

His passport was seized after a televised performance of “Blood Knot” in London in 1967 and not returned until 1971.

From Los Angeles Times

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as ‘The Blood Knot’ and “‘Master Harold” … and the Boys.’

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“Blood Knot” parodies the charade of official racial differences in scenes in which the brothers take turns donning a suit of white man’s clothes purchased for a romantic encounter with a white woman introduced via a personal ad.

From Los Angeles Times

An early masterpiece, “Blood Knot” established a paradigm for Fugard, whose plays are distinguished by their small casts, static locations and tinderbox emotions.

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