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The bonetta was secured to a small line, while with the end of the peak-halyards a running bowline-knot was formed and placed over it, or rather round it.
The Three Midshipmen William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I could, for I know a sudden death or a bowline-knot will be my lot some day or other. "
The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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