barrel knot

noun

Definition of barrel knot

: either of two knots used for tying fishing leaders together:

a : a knot made by twisting the ends of two standing parts one around the other usually two or three times and then pushing the ends back through the center twist

— called also blood knot

b : a knot made by tying double or triple overhand knots with each end around the opposite standing part

— called also double Englishman's knot, double fisherman's knot, grapevine knot

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