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The part of the rope not being worked.
Also known as: Standing end, Static part rope
In a knot diagram the standing part is the length of rope not being manipulated, running away from the knot to the load or to the rest of the coil.
Names the length of rope not being manipulated while a knot is tied.
Contexts: History
Completes the pair with the working end, the two dividing the whole rope between them and every knot instruction depending on which is which.
Contexts: History
The long unmoving line of the drawn rope, running away from the knot towards the edge of the diagram.