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Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour..

Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc..

Knotted :: Knotted (imp. & p. p.) of Kno.

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Having intersecting lines or figures.

Knarl :: Knarl (n.) A knot in wood. See Gnarl.

Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig..

Knag :: Knag (n.) A knot in wood; a protuberance.

Colt :: Colt (n.) A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy.

Knot :: Knot (n.) A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.

Nowed :: Nowed (a.) Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent..

Tuft :: Tuft (n.) A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers..

Knot :: Knot (v. t.) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.

Undo :: Undo (v. t.) To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle..

Knotted :: Knotted (a.) Entangled; puzzling; knotty.

Knot :: Knot (v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled..

Brideknot :: Brideknot (n.) A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor.

Redbreast :: Redbreast (n.) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string..

Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) A knot; a node.

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