fisherman's knot

British  

noun

1. a knot for joining two ropes of equal thickness consisting of an overhand knot or double overhand knot by each rope round the other, so that the two knots jam when pulled tight

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Example Sentences

In a nod to their love of fishing, the bride and groom wore waders — along with lace gloves and a bridal veil for her, Erickson promised to always bait her hook, and the officiant used a fisherman’s knot to symbolize their commitment.

From Seattle Times

Then she cut a large number of short pieces of a smaller but very tough cord and made slings with them: short loops tied with a fisherman’s knot, which could make hand- and footholds when she tied them to the main line.

From Literature

And there is a fisherman's knot that must have been taught to the mountain folk by men who fished.

From BBC

The four include Bluebird Bakery, focused on croissants and European-style buttery backed goods; Sussex Drive, which emphasized American fare that’s in season and prepared on a wood-fired grill; Albright Special, a seafood market/bar, named after a fisherman’s knot, not the former Secretary of State; and lastly, Lighthouse, an in-house venture run by EquityEats staffer Patrick Vacca. 

From Forbes

To fish runners, first attach the running line to an 80-pound-test, black barrel swivel using a fisherman�s knot, then twist on a 100-pound-test wire leader.

From Time Magazine Archive