misknot

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ knot

Verb

misknot (third-person singular simple present misknots, present participle misknotting, simple past and past participle misknotted)

1. To tie a knot incorrectly.
   • 1976, Jake Logan, North to Dakota, page 25:

     He knew about Kidd. Kidd the Jay Hawker, Kidd the bounty hunter, Kidd the man who deliberately misknotted a hangman's noose so that the poor devil on the end of it kicked until he choked to death.

   • 1996, “The Rock Garden”, in Southern Exposure, volume 24, page 52:

     Her dates were few and with boys who misknotted their ties, knocked heirlooms off the mantel, spoke haltingly of rainfall, soybeans, their various ailments, and family curses.

   • 2015, Nickolas Pappas, The Philosopher's New Clothes:

     Among men in black tie, only the one who misknotted his bow tie is noticed, or the one wearing rich purple coat and trousers.

Anagrams

• Tomkins