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Two overhand knots tied in opposite directions.
Also known as: Square knot, Flat knot
A reef knot joins two ropes of equal thickness by two overhand knots tied in opposite senses, and is a binding knot rather than a bend for joining rope under load.
Joins two ropes of equal thickness by two opposed overhand knots.
Contexts: History
Is a binding knot: it holds a package or a bandage and is not a bend for joining rope under load, a distinction the reference literature is emphatic about.
Contexts: History
Two rope lines each curving over and under the other in mirrored fashion, both working ends emerging on the same side as their own standing parts.