slipnoose

Related to slipnoose: running noose, running knot

slipnoose

(ˈslɪpˌnuːs)
n
(Knots) a noose made with a slipknot, so that it tightens when pulled
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"But," Blaisois ventured to say, "I have heard you relate, Monsieur Musqueton, that once on a time, at Chantilly, you fed your master and yourself by taking partridges in a snare, carp with a line, and bottles with a slipnoose."
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