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noun • a tight cluster of people or things • any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object • a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour • something twisted and tight and swollen • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere verb • make into knots; make knots out of • tie or fasten into a knot • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
| 37% | 7 | Using a bowline, e.g. | ||||||
noun • the work of a sailor • riding in a sailboat • the departure of a vessel from a port • the activity of flying a glider | ||||||||
| 37% | 7 | Restoring a bowline or square knot | ||||||
verb • To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. noun • The act of tying something again. | ||||||||
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1 | Bowline
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02 Apr 1977 | New York Times / 02 Apr 1977 |
2 | Bowline or sheet bend?
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13 Sep 2021 | The Guardian Quick / 13 Sep 2021 |
3 | Fix, as a bowline
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08 Jul 2011 | New York Times / 08 Jul 2011 |
4 | Named after its use to tie the bowline on the front of a ship | |
5 | Running bowline, e.g.
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16 Sep 1997 | New York Times / 16 Sep 1997 |
6 | Sheepshank or bowline
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01 Feb 1979 | New York Times / 01 Feb 1979 |
7 | The bowline is an example of this type of knot |
