CLOVE HITCH


Meaning of CLOVE HITCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklōv- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English cloven, clove divided, from past participle of clevien to cleave

Date: circa 1769

: a knot securing a rope temporarily to an object (as a post or spar) and consisting of a turn around the object, over the standing part, around the object again, and under the last turn — see knot illustration

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