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granny knot

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granny knot
n.
A knot resembling a square knot but with the second tie crossed incorrectly.
[So called in contempt.]
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granny knot
granny knot, granny's knot
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots) a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
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Noun1.granny knot - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecuregranny knot - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
granny
flat knot, reef knot - a square knot used in a reef line
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I have been given a passport to Paradise," I said to a friend earlier this year, showing him a card with the shy pride of a Boy Scout who has just tied his first granny knot.
An enchanted world of its own; It was a passport to Paradise. ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The rest were usually determined to do one or more of three things - bend the steering wheel inwards, tie their hands in a granny knot, or release the wheel altogether.
Steering new drivers to safety by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
But just when it seemed the Hornets couldn't wriggle their way out of a granny knot, let alone spring the relegation escape hatch, Henderson's spot-kick winner against West Ham has left Watford dreaming of a miracle.
Football: DARIUS DELIGHTED AT HEND OF THE FAMINE; BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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