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• clove hitch — noun Etymology: Middle English cloven, clove divided, from past participle of clevien to cleave Date: circa 1769 a knot securing a rope temporarily to an object (as a post or spar) and consisting of a turn around the object, over the standing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cleave — I. intransitive verb (cleaved or clove; also clave; cleaved; cleaving) Etymology: Middle English clevien, from Old English clifian; akin to Old High German kleben to stick Date: before 12th century to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary