clove hitch

clove hitch
n. a knot by which a rope is secured by passing it twice round a spar or rope that it crosses at right angles.
Etymology: old past part. of CLEAVE(1), as showing parallel separate lines

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noun
a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
• Hypernyms: ↑knot

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noun
Etymology: clove (variant of cloven) + hitch
: a knot used to secure a rope temporarily to an object (as a post or spar) and consisting of a turn around the object, over the standing part, around the object again, and under the last turn

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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. Also called builder's knot. See illus. under knot.
[1760-70; see CLOVE3]

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clove hitch noun
A kind of hitch knot, used to connect a rope to another rope of greater thickness or to secure a rope to a post, etc
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Main Entry: ↑clove
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clove hitch
A type of knot by which a rope is attached to a pole, spar or rope thicker than itself
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Main Entry: ↑hitch

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clove hitch,
a knot for tying rope around a pole, spar, or other round object; builder's knot.

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n. a knot by which a rope is secured by passing it twice around a spar or another rope that it crosses at right angles in such a way that both ends pass under the loop of rope at the front
Origin:
mid 18th cent.: clove, past tense of cleave I (because the rope appears as separate parallel lines at the back of the knot)

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  • clove hitch — n. a kind of knot used to fasten a rope around a spar, pole, or another rope: see KNOT1 …   English World dictionary

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  • clove hitch — noun a knot by which a rope is secured by passing it twice round a spar or another rope that it crosses at right angles in such a way that both ends pass under the loop of rope at the front. Origin C18: clove, past tense of cleave1 (because the… …   English new terms dictionary

  • clove hitch — a knot used to attach a boat, for example, to a post quickly. It is made by dropping two half hitches (see double half hitch) over and around the post. Various websites have animated steps showing how to tie this knot …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • clove hitch — 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. Also called builder s knot. See illus. under knot. [1760… …   Universalium

  • clove hitch — /ˈkloʊv hɪtʃ/ (say klohv hich) noun a form of hitch for fastening a rope around a spar, etc., in which two rounds of rope are crossed around the spar, with the ends of the rope issuing in opposite directions between the crossed parts …  

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