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Matthew Walker knot

noun

a kind of stopper knot

• Syn: ↑Matthew Walker

• Hypernyms: ↑stopper knot

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\\|math(ˌ)(y)üˈwȯk.ə(r)-\ noun or matthew walker

Usage: usually capitalized M&W

Etymology: probably from the name Matthew Walker

: a stopper knot made by sticking the end of each strand of a rope up through the bights of the next two strands

Useful english dictionary. 2012.