outside clinch

9.1

A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight

noun

Jargon

: nudo clinch exterior

To secure the hook, tie an outside clinch and pull it tight.

Examples

He tied an outside clinch to secure the bait.
The outside clinch is favored by many anglers for its strength.
He demonstrated how to make an outside clinch with the fishing line.
The fisherman demonstrated how to make an outside clinch knot.
He demonstrated how to make an outside clinch with the fishing line.
The outside clinch is favored by many anglers for its strength.
To secure the hook, tie an outside clinch and pull it tight.

Surface Forms

outside clinch singular

outside clinches plural

Morphology

outside + clinch

The compound is compositionally built from 'outside' (a positional modifier) + 'clinch' (a knot/fastening), so a learner who knows both words can reasonably infer it denotes a type of clinch with an outside configuration. However, the precise procedural detail that distinguishes this knot (the end passing outside the loop before tightening) is technical and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so the transparency is partial.

Etymology

Outside clinch is a fishing knot named for how you tie it: the end of the line is passed outside the loop before you pull it tight, and the word clinch means to hold firmly. That's why the name tells the tying method and why people use it to 'secure' a hook.