slip noose

noun

: a noose with a slipknot

Examples of slip noose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead of a rear game bag, the Equinox employs that backpack space for more storage and includes a fowl slip noose on the shoulder strap to carry harvested game. Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slip noose was in 1835

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“Slip noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20noose. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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