clove hitch

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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First recorded in 1760–70; clove ³

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Step 3: Holding your 10-inch bundle, create a clove hitch knot to secure twine before winding the handle.

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Sam knocked off a square knot and a clove hitch.

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A perfect noose on one end, and a textbook clove hitch on the other.

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You want end product, he will give it to you in golden wrapping paper and a bow tied with a clove hitch knot.

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Now I can make every knot he knows, even the clove hitch, which I did backward for a few months before I got it right.

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