reef knot
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a square knot used in a reef line
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A tightened granny knot can also jam and is often more difficult to untie than the reef knot.
If another sailor went through the bag, the odds were high the thief would tie the bag back using the more common reef knot, revealing the tampering, hence the name.
It is better to tie a reef knot in nearly all circumstances.
The common shoelace knot is an example, being a reef knot with both ends slipped. ; Seizing :A knot used to hold two lines or two parts of the same line together.
The reef knot is commonly taught as left over right, tuck under then right over left, tuck under.
The thief knot is much less secure than the already insecure reef knot.