misknot

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ knot

Verb

misknot (third-person singular simple present misknots, present participle misknotting, simple past and past participle misknotted)

  1. To tie a knot incorrectly.
    • 1976, Jake Logan, North to Dakota, page 25:
      He knew about Kidd. Kidd the Jay Hawker, Kidd the bounty hunter, Kidd the man who deliberately misknotted a hangman's noose so that the poor devil on the end of it kicked until he choked to death.
    • 1996, “The Rock Garden”, in Southern Exposure, volume 24, page 52:
      Her dates were few and with boys who misknotted their ties, knocked heirlooms off the mantel, spoke haltingly of rainfall, soybeans, their various ailments, and family curses.
    • 2015, Nickolas Pappas, The Philosopher's New Clothes:
      Among men in black tie, only the one who misknotted his bow tie is noticed, or the one wearing rich purple coat and trousers.

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