Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An overhand knot with multiple wraps tied in the thongs of a whip.
- noun A knot used to join two lines, especially in fly fishing to attach a leader to the main line, tied by coiling either end around the opposite line and passing the ends between the two lines where the coils meet.
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- noun a type of
bend knot used to join nylon lines and cords, for its ability to maintain line strength and its non-slip quality.
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- noun a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the fact that such knots in whips draw blood.]
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reesetee commented on the word blood knot
A fishing knot that joins two lines of similar size. Used, for example, when joining sections of leader or tippet (the end section of a tapered leader).
January 9, 2008