Blackwall hitch

American  

[blak-wawl] / ˈblækˌwɔl /

noun

1. a hitch made with a rope over a hook so that it holds fast when pulled but is loose otherwise.

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Blackwall hitch British  

/ ˈblækˌwɔːl /

noun

1. a knot for hooking tackle to the end of a rope, holding fast when pulled but otherwise loose

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Etymology

Origin of Blackwall hitch

First recorded in 1860–65; named after Blackwall, a London shipyard

Example Sentences

A Midshipman's Hitch is sometimes used instead of a Blackwall hitch, and will hold better if the rope is at all greasy.

From Knots, Bends, Splices With tables of strengths of ropes, etc. and wire rigging by Jutsum, J. Netherclift

But the rope and cincha are apt to slip and loosen, unless the Scout takes a jam-hitch or Blackwall hitch around the hook of the cincha.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)