timber hitch

¹

noun

1. a knot or hitch on a spar or the like, made by taking a turn on the object, wrapping the end around the standing part of the rope, then several times around itself.

timber-hitch

²

[ tim-ber-hich ]

verb (used with object)

1. to fasten by means of a timber hitch.

timber hitch

noun

1. a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage

Word History and Origins

Origin of timber hitch¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Origin of timber hitch²

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The timber-hitch should be kept in place on the bow, and the bowline-knot slipped back on the bow when it is unstrung.

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A timber-hitch had better have the loose end twisted more than once, if the rope be stiff.

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We put a timber-hitch round the body of the mine and hung the hitch up with strands to two of the horns.

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When you want a temporary fastening, secure yet easily undone, make a timber-hitch (Fig. 70).

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A timber-hitch; when tightened the line binds around the timber so that it will not slip.

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