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A stopper knot forming an eight in the rope.
Also known as: Figure eight stopper, Flemish knot
A figure-of-eight is a stopper knot in which the working end passes around and back through a loop, the drawn form resembling the numeral eight.
Forms a stopper at a rope's end, preventing it running through a block or an eye.
Contexts: History
Is named for its drawn appearance rather than its structure, which is unusual: most knot names describe a use or an origin instead.
Contexts: History
The rope forming two adjacent loops in the shape of a numeral eight, the working end passing through the lower one.