clove hitch

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noun

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.

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Also called builder's knot.

Origin of clove hitch

First recorded in 1760–70; see origin at clove³

Words nearby clove hitch

cloudy swelling, Clouet, Clough, clout, clove, clove hitch, Clovelly, cloven, cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clove oil

How to use clove hitch in a sentence

When Hitch is feeling good, when he is not in pain, he throws himself into the business of preproduction.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After everything is in order and the call has been placed, Hitch picks up the receiver and says “How do you do?”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1945 or 1946, Hitch and Alma were in New York with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, on a publicity tour.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are talking about Redford one day, an actor Hitch admires.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hitch picks up his cane, pushes her aside, and laboriously tries to get to his feet, saying, “I'll do it myself.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Accordingly, she had the boys to hitch a team to a buggy and took him driving over the great estate.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He just got a good holt–a shore enough diamond hitch–on that thirst-parlour dawg, and chawed.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
Every pull in the shoulders, every hitch in the back, every kink in the sleeves makes me a profound materialist.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The burial of 3,000 Turks by armistice at Anzac seems to have been carried out without a hitch.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The organist might leave his Swell-box shut or, by means of a catch on the pedal, hitch it full open.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for clove hitch

clove hitch

noun

a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope

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