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waterman's knot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter-man's -knot
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loop knot made in the bight, and favored by fishermen as quick and secure.

Etymology

From waterman + -'s + knot.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

waterman's knots (plural)

Synonyms

fisherman's knot fisherman's loop English knot Englishman's knot water knot

Questions

What does waterman's knot mean?
A loop knot made in the bight, and favored by fishermen as quick and secure.
Where does waterman's knot come from?
From waterman + -'s + knot.

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