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granny knot

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The answer GRANNYKNOT (granny knot) has 17 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.

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Definitions of granny knot in various dictionaries:

noun - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

GRANNY KNOT - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

GRANNY KNOT - The granny knot is a binding knot, used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is considered inferior to the reef knot (square knot), which i...

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Possible Crossword Clues
Boy Scout's creation, perhaps
By the sound of it, that's other than the stringy old lady
Not the old lady, by the sound of it
Something tied but liable to slip
It doesn't really make fast relative speed
Rank outsider for New York: national leadership got without a hitch
Old female bird's attempt at reef
Fastening that will slip or jam
Poor connection giving relative tricky problem
Result of not tying a reef properly

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Nov 6 2018 The Times - Cryptic

Possible Jeopardy Clues
This knot that shares its name with an older relative is prone to slipping & is basically useless
An incorrectly tied square knot, perhaps tied by your mom's mom

Granny knot description
The granny knot is a binding knot, used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is considered inferior to the reef knot (square knot), which it superficially resembles. Neither of these knots should be used as a bend knot for attaching two ropes together.* The granny knot is also called the false, lubber's, calf, and booby knot. Patterson's Nautical Encyclopedia calls it "old granny knot" and Sir Edwin Arnold calls it the "common or garden knot." The name granny is given in Vocabulary of Sea Phrases (Anonymous, 1799) and Roding pictures the knot in 1795. * The granny consists of two identical half knots, one tied on top of the other. It has but one practical purpose that I know of and that is to serve as a surgeon's knot. Formerly it was employed for tying up parcels in five-and-ten-cent stores, but the practice was given up and paper bags substituted as they were found to be simpler.

Granny knot description

The granny knot is a binding knot, used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is considered inferior to the reef knot (square knot), which it superficially resembles. Neither of these knots should be used as a bend knot for attaching two ropes together.* The granny knot is also called the false, lubber's, calf, and booby knot. Patterson's Nautical Encyclopedia calls it "old granny knot" and Sir Edwin Arnold calls it the "common or garden knot." The name granny is given in Vocabulary of Sea Phrases (Anonymous, 1799) and Roding pictures the knot in 1795.
* The granny consists of two identical half knots, one tied on top of the other. It has but one practical purpose that I know of and that is to serve as a surgeon's knot. Formerly it was employed for tying up parcels in five-and-ten-cent stores, but the practice was given up and paper bags substituted as they were found to be simpler.

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