single knot

noun

Origin of single knot

First recorded in 1925–30

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I wanted only to pick at a single knot; but when I had got that undone, the whole thing ravelled out.
Ghosts | Henrik Ibsen
I took care to tie all the knots myself, to be sure of their firmness, for a single knot badly tied would have cost us our life.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII | Various
The only one which seemed to be equally injurious is the common single knot, of which no diagram is necessary.
The Art of Travel | Francis Galton
In the bosom of her robe was a bunch of orange blooms, and her rippling hair was tied in a single knot behind her shapely head.
Allan's Wife | H. Rider Haggard
Follow the lead of the single knot through two single bights, the ends coming out at the top of the knot.
The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry Dana

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