a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under Knot.

See also: Figure

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Now I too can tie a double figure-of-eight knot, thread a belay device and hang precariously from brightly-coloured bumps on the wall.

It's no picnic at hanging rock

And if you still haven't worked out the difference between a bowline and a figure-of-eight knot, then ask the 42nd Brighton Cubs, who've set up a great knot site at www.

Carol Vorderman internet column: Test the wwwater; GET SURFING BRITAIN'S CANALS

Jamie taught us a figure-of-eight knot, and how to use it on the harness.

A tall order; Andrew Popple's son, Alasdair, had him climbing the wall at Alien Rock in Edinburgh

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Figure-of-eight knot