portuguese bowline

portuguese bowline: noun
Usage: usually capitalized P

: a bowline knot having a large double bight producing two loops often used for hoisting a person as if in a chair seat by running one loop under the arms — called also French bowline

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french bowline — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : portuguese bowline … Useful english dictionary
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