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More secure knots for this purpose are the Flemish bend, offset overhand knot, or double fisherman's knot.
I memorized filthy-sounding sailor terms like Flemish Bend, Double French Shroud, Chest Becket, Frapping Turns and Bag Lanyard.
The Flemish bend, also known as a figure eight bend, a double figure eight bend, and a rewoven figure eight is a knot for joining two ropes of roughly similar size.