Matthew Walker

noun

1. a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way.

Matthew Walker

/ ˈwɔːkə /

noun

1. a knot made at the end of a rope by unlaying the strands and passing them up through the loops formed in the next two strands

Word History and Origins

Origin of Matthew Walker¹

First recorded in 1855–60; after the presumed inventor of the knot

Word History and Origins

Origin of Matthew Walker¹

C19: probably named after the man who introduced it

Example Sentences

In Why We Sleep, University of California, Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker calls the lack of proper sleep “the greatest public health challenge we face in the 21st century.”

From Nautilus

Be so good, Mr. Potts, as to put a nice, neat Matthew Walker on this 'ere lanyard.

From Project Gutenberg