surgeon's knot

American  

noun

1. a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like.

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surgeon's knot British  

noun

1. a knot used by surgeons in tying ligatures, etc

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Etymology

Origin of surgeon's knot

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

When it was over he tied the ends in a surgeon's knot underneath and stood back to consider the result.

From The Street of Seven Stars by Rinehart, Mary Roberts