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GRANNY KNOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does granny knot mean? 

GRANNY KNOT (noun)
  The noun GRANNY KNOT has 1 sense:

1. a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecureplay

  Familiarity information: GRANNY KNOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRANNY KNOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

granny; granny knot

Hypernyms ("granny knot" is a kind of...):

flat knot; reef knot (a square knot used in a reef line)


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