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| name=Miller's knot | | name=Miller's knot | ||
| image= Millers-Knot-with-Bag-ABOK-1241.jpg | | image= Millers-Knot-with-Bag-ABOK-1241.jpg | ||
| caption= ABoK #1241 around the neck of a paper | | caption= ABoK #1241 around the neck of a paper bag | ||
| names= Sack knot, Bag knot | | names= Sack knot, Bag knot | ||
| type= binding | | type= binding | ||
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A '''Miller's knot''' (also '''Sack knot''' or '''Bag knot''') is a [[binding knot]] used to secure the opening of a sack or | A '''Miller's knot''' (also '''Sack knot''' or '''Bag knot''') is a [[binding knot]] used to secure the opening of a sack or bag. Historically, large sacks often contained [[Cereal|grains]]; thus the association of these knots with the [[miller]]'s trade. Several knots are known interchangably by these three names.<ref name="ashley62">Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 62.</ref> | ||
== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
As noted above, several distinct [[ | As noted above, several distinct [[knot]]s have historically been known as Miller's, Sack, or Bag knots. To avoid ambiguity, these knots are listed below by the reference numbers found in [[The Ashley Book of Knots]]. All of these knots can also be made in a slipped form by completing the final tuck with a [[Bight (knot)|bight]] instead of the end. | ||
=== #1241 === | === #1241 === | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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