overhand knot

American  

noun

1. a simple knot of various uses that slips easily.

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overhand knot British  

noun

1. Also called: thumb knot.  a knot formed by making a loop in a piece of cord and drawing one end through it

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Etymology

Origin of overhand knot

First recorded in 1830–40

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overhand knot

And this isn't a small effect: common knots generally reduce the strength of a rope by 20 percent for the strongest ones, to over 50 percent for a simple overhand knot.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2021

Knot strength depends a lot on its material: a beefy figure eight knot in a thin fishing line will never support more weight than the lowly overhand knot in a climbing rope.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2021

Make a loose overhand knot in the leader and then thread the tag end through the connecting ring or eye of the plug or fly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Step 2 Tie a loose overhand knot using the doubled line on either side of the eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

The two ropes are laid alongside one another, then with each end an overhand knot is made around the standing part of the other.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America