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 Definitions of granny knot  [ˈgræn i]  

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Definition of 'granny knot' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) granny knot
an insecure version of a square knot in which the bights cross each other in the wrong direction next to the end.

Etymology:  (1850–55; so called in contempt)

Definition of 'granny knot' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) granny knot, granny
a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

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