GRANNY KNOT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

Synonyms:

granny; granny knot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("granny knot" is a kind of...):

flat knot; reef knot (a square knot used in a reef line)

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