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clove hitch
noun
- a knot or hitch for fastening a rope to a spar or larger rope, consisting of two half hitches made in opposite directions, the two parts of the rope emerging also in opposite directions.
clove hitch
noun
- a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clove hitch1
First recorded in 1760–70; clove 3
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Example Sentences
Step 3: Holding your 10-inch bundle, create a clove hitch knot to secure twine before winding the handle.
From Salon
Sam knocked off a square knot and a clove hitch.
From Washington Post
A perfect noose on one end, and a textbook clove hitch on the other.
From Literature
You want end product, he will give it to you in golden wrapping paper and a bow tied with a clove hitch knot.
From The Guardian
Now I can make every knot he knows, even the clove hitch, which I did backward for a few months before I got it right.
From Literature
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