shanty knot

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a hitch or knot such as used by the men in the shanties (def. 2a).

See: shanty ((n.))(def. 2a)

Quotations

1903

They were supported by a red, white, and blue sash, which Goarden had tied about his waist in a specially constructed shanty knot.