(-n, -r): Knob, som en knyttet hånd, for enden af en kasteline også kaldet kastelineknob eller abehånd. monkey's fist // monkey fist // end of heaving line knot.
[ABC p.211, BOM, KNO] monkey fist is a heavy knot placed in the end of a heaving line to give it weight which helps get accuracy when it is heaved. [SOT p.183] Kilder