a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage
timber hitch in American English
Nautical
a knot used for tying a rope to a spar
timber hitch in American English
noun
a knot or hitch on a spar or the like, made by taking a turn on the object, wrapping the end around the standing part of the rope, then several times around itself
Word origin
[1805–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, backlash, napoleon, phase, polarization
timber-hitch in American English
(ˈtɪmbərˌhɪtʃ)
transitive verb
to fasten by means of a timber hitch
Word origin
[1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, impressionism, pari-mutuel, quotation mark, regionalism