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stopper knot

noun

Definition of stopper knot

: a knot used to prevent a rope from passing through a hole or opening

Examples of stopper knot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Take a two-foot length of webbing—essentially flat rope—and tie the two ends together with a stopper knot such as a figure eight. — Andrew Northshield, Popular Mechanics, "How to Tie a Christmas Tree to the Roof of Your Car," 2 Dec. 2018

First Known Use of stopper knot

1852, in the meaning defined above

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