single knot

American  

noun

1. overhand knot.

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Etymology

Origin of single knot

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

All these threads, obviously, are bound for a single knot.

From Los Angeles Times

This can happen in multiple parts of a single knot, and the more rope strands moving in opposite directions, the stronger the knot will be.

From Salon

“I never wanted her to get down to a single knot. Freeing her is not an option.”

From Literature

“As a hen, most details escaped me. When I urged you to take me to Muriel, I assumed she still had two knots remaining. Only when I looked up and observed the single knot did I begin to fathom the actual predicament. By then it was too late. Incidentally, how did you end up as a walrus?”

From Literature

“This trifle? Loosing a single knot will mend it.”

From Literature