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reef knot
noun
- a square knot used in reefing sails.
reef knot
noun
- a knot consisting of two overhand knots turned opposite ways Also calledsquare knot
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Origin of reef knot1
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Example Sentences
The true "Reef Knot" is merely the square knot with the bight of the left or right end used instead of the end itself.
C is a reef knot, used for knotting the reef points of sails or uniting the ends of ropes or cordage.
The third knot that must be acquired is what is called the square knot, or reef knot, and is used in reefing the sails.
This is a term of derision when a reef-knot is crossed the wrong way, so as to be insecure.
It is simply the reef knot with one of the ends (A) pushed through one of the loops.
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