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Definition of Bowline knot
1. Noun. A loop knot that neither slips nor jams.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowline Knot
Literary usage of Bowline knot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"... then bring the end being next to you over the left hand and through the bight ;
haul both ends taut, and it is made. 9—A bowline knot. ..."
2. Carpentry and Building (1905)
"TKW" had shown us how to make a bowline knot there would have been some ...
Now as to whether l could learn to tie a bowline knot. l won't say 1 could tie ..."
3. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody; an Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase, William Wesley Cook (1920)
"bowline knot.—Take the end of the rope in the right hand and the standing part
in the ... After making a bowline knot, take the bight over the large bight, ..."
4. The Sea-fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in by James C. Wilcocks (1884)
"The bowline knot (fig. 55).—One of the most important knots to fishermen and
sailors, and particularly useful to amateurs whenever it is requisite to make ..."
5. Agricultural Engineering: A Text Book for Students of Secondary Schools of by Jay Brownlee Davidson (1913)
"When pulled tight the knot takes the form shown at C. The bowline knot is the best
... bowline knot. slip ^^ un(Jer strain, and which can be easily untied. ..."
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