Matthew Walker knot

noun

Mat·thew Walk·er knot | \¦math(ˌ)(y)üˈwȯk‧ə(r)-\

variants: or Matthew Walker

Definition of Matthew Walker knot

: a stopper knot made by sticking the end of each strand of a rope up through the bights of the next two strands

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