BLACKWALL HITCH


Meaning of BLACKWALL HITCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblak-ˌwȯl- ]

noun

Etymology: Blackwall, shipyard in London, England

Date: circa 1862

: a hitch knot for securing a rope to a hook — see knot illustration

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