barrel knot

barrel knot

noun Angling.
a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
Also called blood knot.
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barrel knot

noun
a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times 
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