"monkey's fist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkey's fists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} monkey's fist (plural monkey's fists)
  1. (knots, nautical) A type of knot tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw the line. Categories (topical): Nautical, Knots Translations (type of knot): apinannyrkki (Finnish), Affenfaust [feminine] (German), אֶגְרוֹף קוֹף (egróf kóf) [masculine] (Hebrew), puño de mono [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monkey's_fist-en-noun-fDJNzFUr Disambiguation of Knots: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric compounds, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'type of knot': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) Something which is difficult to understand; a puzzle. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-monkey's_fist-en-noun-OqTlpQgQ

Inflected forms

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