half hitch

noun

a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.

Origin of half hitch

First recorded in 1760–70

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Examples from the Web for half-hitch

Historical Examples of half-hitch

I belayed the rope to the second cleat and set a half-hitch on the turns.
The Uttermost Farthing
R. Austin Freeman
A variation of serving is made by "half-hitch" work, as shown in Figs. 139-140.
Knots, Splices and Rope Work
A. Hyatt Verrill
By making a half-hitch around this internode, the vine is held very firmly.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
Unhappily, Paddy was standing in the middle of the coil, and before he could jump out of it a half-hitch was caught round his leg.
The Three Midshipmen
W.H.G. Kingston
The bobbins not actually in use hang down fixed as in lace work by a half-hitch.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving
Grace Christie

British Dictionary definitions for half-hitch

half-hitch

noun

a knot made by passing the end of a piece of rope around itself and through the loop thus made

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