square knot
noun
a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
Words nearby square knot
square deal, square foot, square go, square inch, square kilometer, square knot, square leg, square matrix, square meal, square meal, a, square measure
Origin of square knot
First recorded in 1865–70
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Examples from the Web for square knot
This is to be expected, in view of the square-knot construction of the hairnets and carrying nets found in the cave.
A Burial Cave in Baja California|William C. Massey
British Dictionary definitions for square knot
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