Meanings
noungranny knot (plural granny knots)
plural granny knots
- A knot similar to the reef knot but crossed the opposite way.
“Ya-ha! You feel that wobble? Ah-ha! The chassis' all screwed up! It's a damn granny knot down here!” “Cap'n Frenchy, is -- is everything okay?” “Yep, s'all good!”
2019 April 8, Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia, “The Future Is Borax” (7:14 from the start), in American Dad!, season 15, episode 22, spoken by Cap'n Frenchy (Jeff Kauffmann)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Czech babský uzel, křížová spojka
- babský uzelknot
- křížová spojkaknot
- křížový uzelknot
- křížákknot
Danish kællingeknude
- kællingeknudeknot
Finnish ämmänsolmu
- ämmänsolmuknot
French nœud de vache
- nœud de vacheknot
Irish dol ciotach
- dol ciotachknot
Russian ба́бий у́зел
- ба́бий у́зел (bábij úzel)knot
Swedish käringknut
- käringknutknot
Cite this entry
APA
granny knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granny%20knot
MLA
“granny knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granny%20knot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “granny knot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granny%20knot.
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