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FISHERMAN'S KNOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fisherman's knot mean? 

FISHERMAN'S KNOT (noun)
  The noun FISHERMAN'S KNOT has 1 sense:

1. a knot for tying the ends of two lines togetherplay

  Familiarity information: FISHERMAN'S KNOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FISHERMAN'S KNOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A knot for tying the ends of two lines together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fisherman's knot; true lover's knot; truelove knot

Hypernyms ("fisherman's knot" is a kind of...):

knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)


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