clove hitch
clove hitch · clove hitches
Mastwurf
A bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a…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
» I don't know how to tie a clove hitch.
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1 sensesA 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
Mastwurf
a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
Examples
1 sentencesI don't know how to tie a clove hitch.
Translations
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Forms
plural: clove hitches| Singular | clove hitch |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedconstrictor knot