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War II. The knot has a good grip, hvisting as it
• i SURGEON 'S KNOT is drawn up and the diagonal is wrapped
around it. It is less bulky and flatter than some
As its name suggests, this knot is used by of the other knots used by surgeons - the
surgeons to tie off blood vessels, and it seems to carrick ~nd and the reef knot, for instance -
have been in use since about the end of World which tend to leave visible ~cars.
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