An old wedding custom years ago was to draw a thread from the clothes of Loth the bride and bridegroom and to tie these, threads together during the ceremony. From this the expression “ty-ng the knot” is said to Ise derived.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 29, 29 October 1926, Page 5
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