Usually means: Knot used for throwing, decorative.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word monkey's fist:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. monkey's fist: Merriam-Webster
  2. monkey's fist: Wiktionary
  3. monkey's fist: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. monkey's fist, monkeys fist: Dictionary.com
  5. Monkey's fist: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. monkey's fist: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (monkey's fist)

noun:  (knots, nautical) A type of knot tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw the line.
noun:  (obsolete) Something which is difficult to understand; a puzzle.


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