All knots, loops, seams, pine cones, pallets, braids, cords, chains, small chains, boxes, etc. have their own name and in some cases more than one.

Thus using the sailor’s vocabulary we can say, this daisy is very well made, or that scapegoat is not well finished, we are going to shorten this strap with a wolf’s mouth.

In life on board ships, knots have their practical application, and their names sound natural among sailors, but it must be recognized that laymen in this matter could not hide their smile when hearing some names of knots such as, pig’s ass, dog-strapped knot, rope group, dead chest, bitten turn, etc.

Of course there are other names that “sound” better, such as the flat knot, the fisherman’s knot, midshipman’s knot, San Francisco knot and others.

In any case, sailor’s knots according to their use are classified into groups. Thus we have the stopper knots, such as the half hitch, the floss knot, the San Francisco knot and others, and the slip knots including the loop knot, the dog-tie knot, the necktie knot and others.