knob-and-tube wiring

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knob-and-tube wiring [¦näb ən ′tüb ‚wir·iŋ]

(electricity)

An electric wiring method used for light and power circuits that uses open insulated wiring on solid insulators; now obsolete and illegal in most countries.

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