loop knot

noun

a knot made by doubling over a line at its end and tying both thicknesses into a square knot in such a way as to leave a loop.
Also called open hand knot.

Origin of loop knot

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby loop knot

loony bin, loony tunes, loop, loop aerial, loop diuretic, loop knot, loop of henle, loop of spinal nerves, loop stitch, loop window, loop-the-loop

British Dictionary definitions for loop knot

loop knot

noun

a knot that leaves a loop extending from it