single knot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of single knot
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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All these threads, obviously, are bound for a single knot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
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 ● Sep. 4, 2021
It too is a densely packed bundle, but unlike the equilibrium globule, it doesn’t have a single knot.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 8, 2011
Last week three generations of the Shabazz family were bound into a single knot of misery.
From Time Magazine Archive
“This trifle? Loosing a single knot will mend it.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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