Just a few words to begin with for this "commonly adjusted and accepted" functionnal nomenclature I missed so much:
CAST (TO)
THROW (TO)
This one I think you know has medical use, esp. for tying a squaREef bend, as in
"number of throws", "making the 2nd throw ...".
TIE (TO)
(AB)NORMAL END LOAD
What purpose comes from "end"? In some real situations a knot can be compressed
by something, but I think that's not sufficient to require "end" as a qualifier.
CAPSIZE (TO) - CAPSIZING
COLLAPSE (TO)
Likely this one is dropped, with "capsize" adequate!?
DRESSED
"dress" & "set" are pretty well defined/used, good knotting terms.
FAILURE
FLIP (TO) - FLIPPING - "FLYPING" (?)
"flype" is a subset of capsizing--a particular way (which might leave the knot unchanged
but for physical position!).
JAM (TO) - JAMMING
LOAD (TO) - UNLOAD (TO)
LOADING ( irregular - regular)
No, stick with "abnormal/normal" (non-redundant).
SAFE - UNSAFE
Maybe too subjective to purpose.
SECURE - UNSECURE
There is "s./~s.
when slack" as an important consideration. E.g., the Bwl is amply
secure in most materials under a (normal) load, but can loosen if untensioned in
climbing rope (and other). I've used "slack-secure"(?!).
SET
SLACKING
Sounds like "unloading" or "untensioning". (The latter might be what is used by
some sources--need to check.)
STABLE - UNSTABLE
TIED
TIGHTENING
TO SPILL - SPILLING - SPILLED
UNRAVEL (TO) - UNRAVELLING
--an annoying term in that it means "ravel" (something Brion Toss piqued in one of
his writings). (flammable & inflammable) Would like to NOT bother with it.
UNTIED - UNTIE
I've found "untiable" to be a problem, as it easily can be ambiguous between something
hard to tie vs. able to be untied easily. A substitute for latter sense is wanted.
(Well, avoid the ambiguous term completely, preferably.)
While we are at it can I get with it a complete lexicon of the shorthand used.
Shorthand like ( only put those that I decrypted ): bwl,OvH,HH ,TH ,Spart.
Though I dont believe that the use of this shorthand really help to heighten the clarity of what is being said.
Help only the "writer" in saving time, key entries, and crispness of style.
Yes, saving keystrokes (and reading). And it's 'SPart'. THAT term, btw, is one I think
really wants a replacement: I take it that it's main use was of a part of rope defined
AT THE TYING STAGE, whereas I mainly want to denote a part of the knot that bears
full tension (which often results from same part of tying, but ...).
Missed above are:
LOOP
--terribly overloaded; "eye" might help take one sense.
BIGHT
--interesting conflict that Ashley has w/himself on this, maybe showing some evolution
in his thinking. And related expressions ...
IN THE BIGHT
ON THE BIGHT
WITH THE/A BIGHT
We had some discussion of this, and I came 'round to understanding Ashley courtesy of I
think Jimbo's citation; but I didn't like Ashley's apparent discrimination so much.
--dl*
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