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Running noose   /rˈənɪŋ nus/   Listen
Running noose

noun
1.
A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled.  Synonyms: noose, slip noose.






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"Running noose" Quotes from Famous Books



... been driven into the ridge-pole just above Jim Cardegee's head. Jacob Kent, working softly, ran a piece of half-inch manila over it, bringing both ends to the ground. One end he tied about his waist, and in the other he rove a running noose. Then he cocked his shotgun and laid it within reach, by the side of numerous moose-hide thongs. By an effort of will he bore the sight of the scar, slipped the noose over the sleeper's head, and drew it taut by throwing back on his weight, at the same time seizing the gun and bringing ...
— The God of His Fathers • Jack London

... a quarter to nine as usual. He received no answer, and, after knocking two or three times, entered the room, and saw Lord Argentine's body leaning forward at an angle from the bottom of the bed. He found that his master had tied a cord securely to one of the short bed-posts, and, after making a running noose and slipping it round his neck, the unfortunate man must have resolutely fallen forward, to die by slow strangulation. He was dressed in the light suit in which the valet had seen him go out, and the doctor who was ...
— The House of Souls • Arthur Machen

... I ever took in my life," said Jimmie Dale very seriously to himself, as his fingers twisted, and doubled, and tied the remaining pieces of cord together, and finally fashioned a running noose in one end. "I don't—" The cord and the flashlight went into his pocket, the room was in darkness, the black mask was whipped from his breast pocket and adjusted to his face, and his automatic ...
— The Adventures of Jimmie Dale • Frank L. Packard

... a running noose over the head and shoulders of the leader, a huge white dog with a black patch on its back ...
— A Countess from Canada - A Story of Life in the Backwoods • Bessie Marchant



Words linked to "Running noose" :   noose, clinch, lasso, lariat, riata, hangman's rope, loop, hempen necktie, halter, hangman's halter, hemp, reata, clench, slip noose, slipknot



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