Reference meaning
figure eight
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a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
Related source terms
figure of eight
Other meanings
2. noun
a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
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