subs. (old: now recognised).—A crew, gang, or fraternity.

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  1597.  SHAKESPEARE, Richard III., iii. 3. A KNOT you are of damned bloodsuckers.

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  1725.  A New Canting Dictionary, s.v.

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  1785.  GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.

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  Verb. (old).—To copulate. For synonyms, see GREENS and RIDE.

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  1602.  SHAKESPEARE, Othello, iv. 2.

        Or keep it as a cistern, for foul toads
To KNOT and gender in!

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  TO KNOT IT, verb. phr. (common).—To abscond. For synonyms, see ABSQUATULATE.

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  TO TIE WITH ST. MARY’S KNOT, verb. phr. (common).—To hamstring.

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  TO TIE A KNOT WITH THE TONGUE THAT CANNOT BE UNTIED WITH THE TEETH, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To get married.

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