Bowline

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“Bowline -- lay the end of a of a rope over the standing part b. Form with the b a bight c over a. Take a round behind b and down through the bight c. This is a most useful knot employed to form a loop which will no slip.” -Britannica, 1910

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Knot, bowline

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Source

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

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