granny knot

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granny knot

noun granny knots

A knot similar to the reef knot but crossed the opposite way. “Ya-ha! You feel that wobble? Ah-ha! The chassis' all screwed up! It's a damn granny knot down here!” “Cap'n Frenchy, is -- is everything okay?” “Yep, s'all good!”

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noun knot

Français	nœud de vache
Русский	ба́бий у́зел bábij úzel

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@misc{granny_knot_2026,
  title = {granny knot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granny%20knot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}