ROLLING HITCH


Meaning of ROLLING HITCH in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1769

: a hitch knot for fastening a line to a spar or to the standing part of another line that will not slip when the pull is parallel to the spar or line ― see KNOT illustration

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