Matthew Walker

noun

1. a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way.

Matthew Walker

/ ˈwɔːkə /

noun

1. a knot made at the end of a rope by unlaying the strands and passing them up through the loops formed in the next two strands

Word History and Origins

Origin of Matthew Walker¹

First recorded in 1855–60; after the presumed inventor of the knot

Word History and Origins

Origin of Matthew Walker¹

C19: probably named after the man who introduced it

Example Sentences

The milestone could attract previously wary investors, said Matthew Walker, managing director of food and agriculture at S2G Ventures, which is invested in cultivated meat companies Believer Meats and OMeat.

From Reuters

"Gavin McInnes has never spent a day in prison," fumed Matthew Walker, a Tennessee Proud Boys leader, in a Telegram post.

From Salon

Consultant neurologist Prof Matthew Walker told jurors Miss Pope's seizures were so severe that she was being considered for brain surgery.

From BBC

In his book “Why We Sleep,” the neuroscientist Matthew Walker half-jokes that dreams are a time when everyone on Earth becomes “flagrantly psychotic,” experiencing hallucinations, delusions, disorientation, emotional lability and amnesia.

From New York Times

Sleep scientist Matthew Walker hopes that improved resting habits that have emerged during the pandemic can be incorporated into our future life.

From BBC