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  2. Hangman's knot - Wikipedia

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    ABoK. #1119, #366. The hangman's knot[1]or hangman's noose[2](also known as a collarduring the Elizabethan era) is a knotmost often associated with its use in hanging a person. Function. [edit] This knot was typically used as a method of capital punishment. The pull on the knot at end of the gallows often resulted in a cervical fracture.

  3. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Tape knot ( water knot) – frequently used in climbing for joining two ends of webbing together. Tarbuck knot – used by climbers and was primarily used with stranded nylon rope. Taut-line hitch – adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. Tensionless hitch – an anchor knot used for rappelling or rope rescue.

  4. Bowline - Wikipedia

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    Instructions. [1] The bowline ( / ˈboʊlɪn / or / ˈboʊlaɪn /) [ 2] is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie; most notably, it is easy to untie after being subjected to a load. The bowline is sometimes referred to as king of the knots because of its ...

  5. Reef knot - Wikipedia

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    The reef knot, or square knot, is an ancient and simple binding knot used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is sometimes also referred to as a Hercules knot. The knot is formed by tying a left-handed overhand knot between two ends, instead of around one end, and then a right-handed overhand knot via the same procedure, or vice versa ...

  6. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A secure, jam-proof hitch used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object. Ground-line hitch: A type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. Half hitch: A simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Halter hitch: A ...

  7. Noose - Wikipedia

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    Animal snares, knitting, hanging device, self tightening end loop. ABoK. #1114, [ 1] #1803, #1789, #8, #43, #1825. A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position ...

  8. Knot - Wikipedia

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    Knot board [] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965). A knot is an intentional complication in cordage [1] which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi ...

  9. Butterfly loop - Wikipedia

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    Instructions. [1] The butterfly loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot, Swiss loopand lineman's rider, is a knotused to form a fixed loopin the middle of a rope. Tied in the bight, it can be made in a rope without access to either of the ends; this is a distinct advantage when working with long climbingropes.

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