knottedcode
nounUK /ˈnɒtɪd kəʊd/
US /ˈnɑːtɪd koʊd/
A knottedcode is a secret message written in knots, like a puzzle made of string.
The sailor left a knottedcode on the rope so only his crew could read it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A piece of computer code that is messy and hard to understand.
The new programmer spent hours untangling the knottedcode in the old app.
3. A tricky problem that feels tied up in knots.
Fixing the broken bridge turned into a real knottedcode for the town.
4. A pattern of knots used as a game or challenge.
The kids made a knottedcode with shoelaces and dared each other to undo it.