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Definition of Stopper knot
1. Noun. A knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole.
Definition of Stopper knot
1. Noun. (nautical) A knot placed in a rope either to prevent the end from fraying, or to prevent it from passing through a hole ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stopper Knot
Literary usage of Stopper 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)
"A stopper knot Is made by double-walling and crowning, which has been described
before on another page. The ends, if very short, are whipped without being ..."
2. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"39—then single and double wall the small strands fas directed for the stopper
knot) round the rope, Fig. 40, worm them along the lay, and stop their ends ..."
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