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Meanings of hard knots in English

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Usage of hard knots in English
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That was a favorite trick of Red's-tying hard knots in other boys' clothes.
The Tale of Snowball Lamb
2
Or shall we say a very stiff cat-o'-nine-tails with small hard knots upon it?
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
3
It often wrinkles up his face, and ties hard knots in the wrinkled lines.
Quiet Talks on Service
4
My thighs and calves were tight, hard knots of pain.
The Name of the Wind
5
Uncle Henry's eyes twinkled and the many wrinkles about them screwed up into hard knots.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
6
And we won't worry now about the hard knots over in the back of the arithmetic.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
7
You see the sleeves of her nightgown were tied in hard knots by her rascally brothers.
Poor White: A Novel
8
The potential tier of hard knots laughed genially.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
9
I will stay in his cave all night, and tangle his fur into little hard knots!
Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin
10
Mrs. Donovan was twisting the corners of her apron into hard knots and her mouth twitched with nervousness.
Mary Rose of Mifflin
11
She had the bills tied in a handkerchief, and it took her several minutes to untie the hard knots.
Tobacco Road
12
As he absently tied the poker into hard knots with his nervous fingers, I watched him with some interest.
Condensed Novels
13
The ground was sawdust and the pebbles scattered around were hard knots from trees, worn smooth in course of time.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
14
But some unseen influence prevented Oswald doing this; or it may have been because both his bootlaces were in hard knots.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
15
His coat was pulled off, and he was rolled up in a bundle, and tied with string in very hard knots.
A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
16
The cords with which his hands and knees had been bound dropped off, though they had been tied in hard knots.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
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