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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A knot used for fastening a rope around a spar or log to be hoisted or towed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, the end of a rope taken round a spar, led under and over the standing part, and passed two or three turns round its own part, making a jamming eye. See
hitch .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a multiple
hitch knot used to attach a line or rope to aspar where diagonal strain, or towing, is required
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch
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reesetee commented on the word timber hitch
Provides a strong temporary attachment to cargo or to a log or spar. It can be used to tow a log or spar afloat or on land; when used this way, it's placed near the center of the spar and a separate half hitch is dropped over the end of the spar to act as a guide. A benefit of this hitch is that when the load is released, the knot almost falls undone on its own.
January 9, 2008