slipknot

[ slip-not ]

/ ˈslɪpˌnɒt /

a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.

Origin of slipknot

First recorded in 1650–60; slip¹ + knot¹

At the same moment a slipknot fell on the general's shoulders, and he rolled on the ground with a yell of rage.

The Red Track |Gustave Aimard
Wedding Hint: The minister ties the knot; time and lawyers may prove it to be a slipknot.

The Foolish Almanak |Anonymous
Tie a slipknot at one end of a string, and show how to set it for snaring birds.

The Later Cave-Men |Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The string of the kite is fastened round these balances by a slipknot.

The Playwork Book |Ann Macbeth

There was a slipknot in one end of the rope, and a sudden movement drew the boy's hands to his back and passed it round them.

The Story of an African Farm |(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner

slipknot

/ (ˈslɪpˌnɒt) /

Also called: running knot a nooselike knot tied so that it will slip along the rope round which it is made

a knot that can be easily untied by pulling one free end