The string of the kite is fastened round these balances by a slipknot.
When they tried to fly away, they pulled the slipknot which held them fast.
Tie a slipknot at one end of a string, and show how to set it for snaring birds.
On his right a man had uncoiled a well-rope and was tying a slipknot in it.
This kite must have four patches to insert its balances through and the slipknot of the kite-string is fixed around both.
At the same moment a slipknot fell on the general's shoulders, and he rolled on the ground with a yell of rage.
And the weight of the marmot, pulling downward, drew the slipknot tight.
Wedding Hint: The minister ties the knot; time and lawyers may prove it to be a slipknot.
There was a slipknot in one end of the rope, and a sudden movement drew the boy's hands to his back and passed it round them.
He said hed rather tie a slipknot round the fellars neck, and drawr it taut.