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flat knot

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noun Nautical.
reef knot.
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Origin of flat knot

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby flat knot

flatheaded borer, flatiron, flat-joint pointing, flat-knit, flat knitting, flat knot, flatland, flatlet, flat light, flatline, flatling
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How to use flat knot in a sentence

  • Please, auntie, you twist up my hair in a flat knot--no matter how.

    Ethelyn's Mistake|Mary Jane Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for flat knot

flat knot
noun
another name for reef knot
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