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running knot
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noun
a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose ) that tightens as the rope is pulled.
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Origin of running knot
First recorded in 1640–50
Words nearby running knot
running gaff, running gear, running hand, running head, running joke, running knot, running light, running mate, running myrtle, running on empty, running pine
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