noun
Etymology: clove (variant of cloven ) + hitch
: a knot used to secure 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
noun
Etymology: clove (variant of cloven ) + hitch
: a knot used to secure 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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012