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1. samatm+os[view] [source] 2021-04-19 23:33:19
>>Tomte+(OP)
Random terminology question:

While I was aware of the term "Reef knot", that knot is commonly, almost exclusively, called a "Square knot" in my (midwestern American) dialect of English.

Is this a British thing?

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2. jet_32+Sx[view] [source] 2021-04-20 00:29:07
>>samatm+os
Among American sailors you will find "reef knot" dominates: it is the knot used to "reef" or diminish a sail's useful area. Among Boy Scouts (and no offense intended here) you will find the term "square knot" dominates.
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3. eythia+Gi1[view] [source] 2021-04-20 08:58:57
>>jet_32+Sx
Scouts, but not in the US, was where I learnt it as "reef knot", it's pretty much the go-to knot there, to the point where I recall it making up part of a lot of designs on badges and such.
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