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239:, 2nd ed., 1951) "outcoil", and is contrasted with the method that resembles the finished knot from the start, "incoil". In fishing line, and in other material if not deliberately set snug and maybe re-set after some initial tensioning, the outcoil form will transform into the incoil form.
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1072:Cat's paw
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1683:Ropework
1670:Mizuhiki
1622:friction
1608:Bindings
1527:Whipping
1512:Overhand
1464:Rat-tail
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1395:Zeppelin
1340:Overhand
1325:Handcuff
1245:Angler's
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1275:Cossack
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716:Transom
686:Jamming
648:Binding
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