Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

englishman's knot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: en-glish-man's -knot
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

Englishman's knots (plural)

Synonyms

fisherman's knot fisherman's loop English knot water knot waterman's knot

Questions

What does englishman's knot mean?: A loop knot made in the bight, favoured by fishermen as quick and secure.

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