throat seizing

noun

1. cuckold's knot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of throat seizing¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Still another eye which at times will be useful is the "Throat Seizing," shown in Fig. 95.

From Project Gutenberg

A Throat Seizing, where rigging is turned in, is passed and made fast like the preceding, there being no cross turns.

From Project Gutenberg