Overhand Knot

An illustration of the overhand knot. “Used at the end of ropes to prevent their unreeving nd as the commencement of other knots. Take the end a round the end b.” -Britannica, 1910

Keywords

Knot, overhand

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Source

Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed., vol. 15) (New York, NY: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910)

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