English Explanatory Dictionary

clove hitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

Word forms

clove hitch clove hitches

Related words

constrictor knot
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