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square knot

a double knot consisting of two symmetric half hitches, which tends to tighten under tension.

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square knot

(skwār not)

A double knot in which the free ends of the second loop are symmetric and in the same plane as the free ends of the first loop.

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square knot

A double knot in which the ends of the second knot are in the same place as the ends of the first knot.

See: knot for illus.; square knot

See also: knot

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