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.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of Matthew Walker

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

Example Sentences

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

Matthew Walker has learned to dread the question “What do you do?”

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2017

In the single Matthew Walker each strand interlaces the two strands to its right, coming up through the loop of the third strand.

From Knots, Bends, Splices With tables of strengths of ropes, etc. and wire rigging by Jutsum, J. Netherclift