英语词汇monkey-s fist的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	monkey-s fist
词源	monkey’s fist. Monkey is generally nautical talk for anything small. A monkey’s fist, dating back at least to the 19th century, is thus the nautical term for the knot or weight at the end of a heaving line that makes it easier to throw.
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