slip noose

noun

: a noose with a slipknot

Examples of slip noose in a Sentence

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Instead of a rear game bag, the Equinox employs that backpack space for more storage and includes a fowl slip noose on the shoulder strap to carry harvested game. Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of slip noose was in 1835

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“Slip noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20noose. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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