slip knot
- a variation of slipknot.
Example Sentences
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Standing around a table in the garden, we washed, trimmed and peeled the fruit, tied each stem in a slip knot, then dipped the persimmons in boiling water for just a couple of seconds.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
That’s what it brought to mind to me, except it’s not a slip knot.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2020
To make a hat, Maggie taught me to cast on with the same slip knot the crew used to secure the fenders.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2017
It will be seen that when the lynx passes his head through the snare he only needs to give a slight pull to open the slip knot and release the spring pole.
From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)
The lad made a large loop in the rope in the shape of a slip knot.
From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Darlington, Edgar B. P.
