double hitch

noun

1. a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.

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He aimed at the stump of a big pine tree, An' the lariat caught with a double hitch, An' in less than a second the train an' we Were yanked off the track an' inter the ditch!

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Has anyone tried to get him to change that double hitch swing?

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"Better put the 'mechanic' on him," said Harry, and presently young Roy was beside me on the cradle, securing me to the drop-lines with a double hitch.

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It always works, whether you spring it on the belle of the village, the girl with a hare lip or the bearded lady at the circus. paghetti should be eaten only in the bath-tub. f you must have your hand held, go to a manicure. he difference between bigamy and divorce is the difference between driving a double hitch and driving tandem. ever tell secrets to women.

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Afraid to strike with my usual force, I simply raised my tip an inch or two, and felt that he was as securely hooked as if I had a "double hitch" around him.

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