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clove hitch

noun

  1. 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

  1. a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

A perfect noose on one end, and a textbook clove hitch on the other.

You want end product, he will give it to you in golden wrapping paper and a bow tied with a clove hitch knot.

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.

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