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170:"is a permanent or semipermanent stopper that is put in the bight as well as the end. It is also called single throat seizing, seized round turn, clinch, and pigtail...A small round turn is first taken, and a throat seizing, in length about a quarter of the round of the clinch, is put in. The monkey's tail is preferred for the purpose just described because it does less damage to rope than any knot. When the monkey's tail fetches against the rack the
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The single-strand stopper knot is... of knob knots. Generally it is tied as a terminal knot in the end of a rope, where it forms a knob or bunch, the general purpose of which is to prevent unreeving. It is found in the ends of running rigging. It secures the end of a sewing thread; it provides a
271:. Tying the end around the standing part helps prevent the knot from unraveling by not allowing the end to slide back into the knot: a kind of insurance against failure of the knot. Examples of this usage are often seen in
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that creates a fixed thicker point on an otherwise-uniform thickness rope for the purpose of preventing the rope, at that point, from slipping through a narrow passage, such as a hole in a
124:. To pass a rope through a block, or hole, is to reeve it. To pull it out is to unreeve it. Stopper knots prevent the rope from unreeving on its own.
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handhold or a foothold in bell ropes and footropes. It adds weight to the end of a heaving line, and it is often employed decoratively, but it
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in order to tension the stopper and thereby slacken the portion of the tensioned main line behind the friction hitch. For example, if a
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When a stopper knot is tied outside another knot and around the standing part it can also be called a
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while under sail, a "stopper" can be used to temporarily take the strain off the winch while the
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8:
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to prevent the end from slipping through another knot, or passing back through a hole,
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217:. It then functions like a leash handle. Knots commonly used for this purpose are:
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279:, and other safety-of-life situations. Common knots used for this purpose are:
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Stopper knot, Backup knot, As numbered in picture : 1 –
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on the bight (and thus doubled and with lanyard loop), 12 –
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at one end with the other end attached to a tensioned main line using a
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to prevent the end from unraveling. It then functions like a
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is in every way preferable for large and valuable material.
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settings, a stopper may refer to a length of rope that is
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Knot that forms a fixed thicker point to prevent unreeving
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127:"Stopper" has three distinct meanings in the context of
135:. A decorative stopper knot may be referred to as a
146:should not be used to prevent unlaying and fraying
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148:except in small cord, twine, and the like, as a
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102:Keeps the line from slipping out of things.
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352: – Knot used to keep objects together
27:
370: – Knot to weight the end of a rope
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205:A stopper knot is tied at the end of a
194:A stopper knot is tied at the end of a
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1367:Rigid double splayed loop in the bight
364: – Knot used in electrical wiring
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1676:International Guild of Knot Tyers
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339:& similar friction hitches
1:
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1557:Overhand knot with draw-loop
387:Ashley, Clifford W. (1944).
67:doubled, 8 –
7:
490:
358: – Common binding knot
343:
47:(#693), 3 –
10:
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1441:Running highwayman's hitch
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776:Directional figure eight
477:List of knot terminology
389:The Ashley Book of Knots
263:Around the standing part
159:The Ashley Book of Knots
298:Double fisherman's knot
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91:, 14 –
87:, 13 –
79:, 11 –
75:, 10 –
1109:Double overhand noose
915:Ghiordes & Senneh
408:Ashley (1944), p. 88.
242:Ashley's stopper knot
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141:
71:, 9 –
63:, 7 –
59:, 6 –
55:, 5 –
51:, 4 –
43:, 2 –
391:, p. 83. Doubleday.
324:becomes jammed on a
289:Double overhand knot
227:Double overhand knot
190:at the end of a line
178:At the end of a line
932:(triple crown knot)
801:Figure-of-nine loop
249:Chinese button knot
215:belay/rappel device
188:Ashley stopper knot
174:takes the burden."
1362:Portuguese bowline
1119:Farrimond friction
1006:Triple fisherman's
766:Bowline on a bight
640:Triple fisherman's
620:Simple Simon under
595:One-sided overhand
550:Double fisherman's
362:Underwriter's knot
253:Celtic button knot
192:
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1287:Carrick bend loop
796:Figure-eight loop
698:Ground-line hitch
232:Figure-eight knot
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49:Figure-eight loop
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1661:Chinese knotting
1630:Decorative knots
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1509:Ashley's stopper
1407:Yosemite bowline
1272:Bale sling hitch
841:Yosemite bowline
771:Alpine butterfly
525:Alpine butterfly
515:Albright special
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45:Sailor's diamond
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1519:Double overhand
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1437:Running bowline
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1382:Spanish bowline
1332:Friendship knot
1327:Fireman's chair
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1169:Improved clinch
1034:Adjustable grip
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976:Improved clinch
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259:stopper knots.
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1654:Related topics
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1600:Related topics
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1597:Lists of knots
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1428:
1426:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1397:Triple bowline
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1372:Slippery eight
1369:
1364:
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1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1317:Eskimo bowline
1314:
1309:
1307:Double bowline
1304:
1299:
1297:Cowboy bowline
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
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1269:
1267:Artillery loop
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1250:
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1191:
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1171:
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1161:
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1151:
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1124:Friction hitch
1121:
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1111:
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1101:
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1066:
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988:
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958:
953:
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933:
930:Wall and crown
927:
922:
920:Matthew Walker
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892:
890:Chinese button
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858:
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806:Friction hitch
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781:Double bowline
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635:Surgeon's loop
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625:Single carrick
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379:
378:
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372:
371:
365:
359:
353:
345:
342:
341:
340:
318:friction hitch
305:
304:Nautical usage
302:
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300:
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286:
264:
261:
245:
244:
239:
237:Stevedore knot
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104:
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100:
96:
95:
65:Chinese button
61:Chinese button
37:
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24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
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1794:Stopper knots
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1524:Monkey's fist
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1492:
1491:Western Union
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1402:Water bowline
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1057:
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982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
951:Angler's loop
949:
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946:
944:
941:Fishing
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928:
926:
923:
921:
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916:
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895:Celtic button
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842:
839:
837:
834:
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829:
827:
826:Overhand loop
824:
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819:
817:
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786:Farmer's loop
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472:List of knots
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455:
454:
451:
447:
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435:
433:
428:
426:
421:
420:
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398:
394:
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384:
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369:
368:Monkey's fist
366:
363:
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357:
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351:
348:
347:
338:
337:Rolling hitch
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334:
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331:
327:
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319:
315:
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299:
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293:strangle knot
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285:
284:Overhand knot
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222:Overhand knot
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200:whipping knot
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168:monkey's tail
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81:Celtic button
78:
77:Celtic button
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62:
58:
57:knife lanyard
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42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1692:
1685:
1645:Mathematical
1572:West Country
1500:
1337:Halter hitch
1312:Dropper loop
1189:Marlinespike
1184:Lobster buoy
1159:Hitching tie
1154:Highwayman's
961:Bimini twist
862:Chain sinnet
836:Trident loop
816:Munter hitch
791:Figure-eight
678:Bottle sling
645:True lover's
580:Heaving line
530:Basket weave
404:
388:
383:
350:Binding knot
332:is cleared.
307:
268:
266:
246:
204:
193:
167:
165:
157:
145:
142:
137:lanyard knot
126:
113:
110:stopper knot
109:
107:
89:Figure-eight
69:True lover's
22:Stopper knot
1760:WikiProject
1567:Sailmaker's
1476:Marlinspike
1134:Ground-line
1039:Anchor bend
971:Fisherman's
925:Turk's head
885:Carrick mat
688:Corned beef
683:Constrictor
555:Fisherman's
330:riding turn
277:rope rescue
269:backup knot
112:(or simply
99:Typical use
1562:Portuguese
1387:Tom fool's
1114:Falconer's
1054:Bale sling
910:Friendship
877:Decorative
867:Sheepshank
510:Adjustable
397:0385040253
375:References
257:decorative
85:Friendship
1534:Stevedore
1432:Hangman's
1352:Jury mast
1239:Trucker's
1229:Taut-line
1149:Highpoint
1089:Cat's paw
1069:Blackwall
943:(angling)
811:Klemheist
751:Autoblock
630:Surgeon's
356:Reef knot
1788:Category
1749:Category
1710:Splicing
1700:Ropework
1687:Mizuhiki
1639:friction
1625:Bindings
1544:Whipping
1529:Overhand
1481:Rat-tail
1459:splicing
1412:Zeppelin
1357:Overhand
1342:Handcuff
1262:Angler's
1214:Sailor's
1084:Buntline
1049:Bachmann
981:Knotless
756:Bachmann
743:Climbing
723:Strangle
713:Packer's
708:Miller's
655:Zeppelin
610:Shoelace
585:Hunter's
520:Ashley's
344:See also
310:nautical
273:climbing
251:and the
155:—
150:whipping
129:knotting
93:Overhand
73:Ashley's
1773:Commons
1715:Seizing
1705:Lashing
1694:Norigae
1681:Macramé
1671:History
1666:Density
1637: (
1635:Hitches
1501:Stopper
1455:Splices
1445:Tarbuck
1422:Running
1392:Trident
1302:Diamond
1292:Cossack
1277:Bowline
1219:Snuggle
1174:Killick
1074:Blake's
1026:Hitches
1001:Trilene
991:Palomar
900:Diamond
733:Transom
703:Jamming
665:Binding
600:Racking
575:Harness
570:Halyard
560:Flemish
545:Carrick
491:By type
314:belayed
172:seizing
133:cordage
116:) is a
114:stopper
53:Diamond
1764:
1753:
1742:
1722:Sennit
1552:Common
1514:Button
1424:(slip)
1322:Fiador
1282:Bumper
1244:Tumble
1234:Timber
1194:Munter
1164:Icicle
1144:Halter
1104:Distel
1064:Becket
1059:Barrel
905:Fiador
855:shanks
831:Prusik
693:Granny
615:Shroud
395:
41:Fiador
1620:Bends
1457:&
1347:Honda
1224:Swing
1199:Ossel
1179:Knute
1129:Garda
1094:Clove
1011:Turle
996:Snell
966:Blood
956:Arbor
853:&
851:Coils
821:Noose
728:Thief
650:Water
605:Sheet
565:Grief
540:Blood
502:Bends
457:Bight
446:Knots
326:winch
322:sheet
213:, or
211:block
122:block
36:Names
1377:Span
1254:Loop
1209:Pipe
1204:Pile
1139:Half
1079:Boom
1044:Axle
986:Nail
761:Beer
718:Reef
590:Nail
535:Beer
467:Turn
462:Loop
393:ISBN
255:are
247:The
207:rope
196:rope
131:and
118:knot
1471:Fid
1466:Eye
1099:Cow
1016:Uni
673:Boa
308:In
186:An
1790::
275:,
202:.
166:A
139:.
108:A
1641:)
1486:T
438:e
431:t
424:v
399:.
291:/
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