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Knotting / Take the Knot is a phrase used by both individuals who identify as being sexually attracted to animals as well as members of the furry fandom to describe a person receiving the bulbus glandis at the base of canine's phallus that swells up upon ejaculation.

Origin

The earliest known use of the phrase in a sexual context was posted on the alternative sex story site, asstr.org, on March 8th 2002.^[1]

Spread

On Urban Dictionary an entry was made for "knotting" was made on August 2nd, 2003.^[2] A second entry for "the knot" was created on March 29, 2006,^[3] and a third for "taking the knot" on April 17th, 2006.^[4] On Tumblr there are various posts tagged under "take the knot",^[5] as well as at least two Tumblr blogs dedicated to erotic furry artwork showcasing characters who have a knot.^[6][7] On January 26th, 2012, furry electronic music producer, Futret released an album entitled "DON'T EVER PAY MONEY FOR THIS ALBUM [FOR SERIOUS]" which included a song entitled "TAKE THE KNOT [VARKA'S LAMENT]" (shown below).^[8]

On furry pornography image board e621 there are various posts tagged under "knot".^[9] On March 19th, 2012, YouTuber MrSuperGeep uploaded an analysis on the The Legend of Korra protagonist Korra, discussing whether or not she could take receive Naga's "knot" if Naga were a male (shown below). An article discussing "knotting" was posted to Gawker affiliate the news site Jezebel on July 18th, 2014.^[10]

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