lubber's knot
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noun Nautical.
an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
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Words nearby lubber's knot
lubber, lubber grasshopper, lubber line, lubberly, lubber's hole, lubber's knot, lubber's line, Lubbock, lube, Lübeck, Lubitsch
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