granny knot

Definition of granny knot

: an insecure knot often made instead of a square knot — see knot illustration

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Recent Examples on the Web Starting with the simple reef and granny knots, the team studied where high pressure was occurring and used that information to generalize. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Pressure-Sensitive Fibers Untangle the Math Behind Knots," 3 Jan. 2020 His example is the reef (or square) knot compared with the inferior granny knot. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Pressure-Sensitive Fibers Untangle the Math Behind Knots," 3 Jan. 2020

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“Granny knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granny%20knot. Accessed 16 Jan. 2021.

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