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Matthew Walker

American  

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 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Matthew Walker

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


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Directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has a Halloween flavour as Shaun has to turn into a mad scientist to save the day.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The milestone could attract previously wary investors, said Matthew Walker, managing director of food and agriculture at S2G Ventures, which is invested in cultivated meat companies Believer Meats and OMeat.

From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023

“Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams,” by Matthew Walker: Like most of us, Gates wonders about what counts as a good night’s sleep — and how you make one happen.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2019

My blue-pill moment came earlier this year, when I read “Why We Sleep,” by Matthew Walker, the director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California at Berkeley.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2018

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

From The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 by Various

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