blood knot

noun

Angling.

1. barrel knot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood knot¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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.

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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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“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.

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The brothers of “Blood Knot” lampoon the meaning of whiteness with costume choices.

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