- stevedore knot
- noun Date: circa 1863 a stopper knot similar to a figure eight knot but with one or more extra turns — called also stevedore's knot — see knot illustration
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stevedore knot
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Stevedore knot — This article is about a rope knot. For the mathematical version, see Stevedore knot (mathematics) . Stevedore knot Names Stevedore knot, Double figure eight Category … Wikipedia
stevedore knot — noun or stevedore s knot : a stopper knot similar to a figure eight knot but with one or more extra turns … Useful english dictionary
Stevedore — Docker redirects here. For other uses, see Docker (disambiguation). Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c.1912 Stevedore, dockworker, docker, dock labourer,… … Wikipedia
stevedore's knot — noun see stevedore knot * * * a knot that forms a lump in a line to prevent it from passing through a hole or grommet. [1860 65] * * * stevedore s knot, a type of knot forming a bulge to keep a rope from going through a hole or block … Useful english dictionary
stevedore'sknot — ste·ve·dore s knot (stēʹvĭ dôrz , dōrz ) also stevedore knot © School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company n. Nautical A knot tied in the end of a line to prevent it from unreeving. * * * … Universalium
stevedore's knot — noun see stevedore knot … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of knot theory topics — Knot theory is the study of mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life in shoelaces and rope, a mathematician s knot differs in that the ends are joined together so that it cannot be undone. In precise mathematical… … Wikipedia
Figure-of-eight knot — knot details | name=Figure of eight knot names=Figure eight knot, Savoy knot, Flemish knot, double stopper type=stopper strength=80% origin=Ancient related=Stevedore knot, Figure of eight loop, Figure of eight follow through, Directional figure… … Wikipedia
Stopper (knot) — Knot details name=Stopper Knot names= type= strength= origin= related= releasing= strength= uses=Keeps the line from slipping out of things.The term stopper knot (or simply stopper) has three distinct meanings in the context of knotting and… … Wikipedia
knot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snarl, tangle; puzzle, problem; cluster, group; lump, node. v. tangle, snarl; tie, bind, fasten. See difficulty, crossing, density, connection, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An arrangement of… … English dictionary for students
