half hitch

noun

a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.

Origin of half hitch

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby half hitch

half-gallon, half-glasses, half-grown, half-hardy, halfhearted, half hitch, half-holiday, half-hoping, half hose, half-hour, halfhourly

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Example sentences from the Web for half hitch

The bobbins not actually in use hang down fixed as in lace work by a half-hitch.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving|Grace Christie
"Take a half-hitch on her yourself an' see where you end up," replied the fellow, and disappeared in the jumble of rocks.
The Light of Western Stars|Zane Grey
The midshipman's hitch is made by taking a half-hitch around the standing part and a round turn twice around above it.
Knots, Splices and Rope Work|A. Hyatt Verrill
Hiram noted that the Cap'n's trembling hands were taking a half-hitch with a rope's end about a tiller-spoke.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

I belayed the rope to the second cleat and set a half-hitch on the turns.
The Uttermost Farthing|R. Austin Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for half hitch

half-hitch

noun

a knot made by passing the end of a piece of rope around itself and through the loop thus made

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单词	half hitch
释义	half hitch noun a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight. Origin of half hitch First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby half hitch half-gallon, half-glasses, half-grown, half-hardy, halfhearted, half hitch, half-holiday, half-hoping, half hose, half-hour, halfhourly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half hitch The bobbins not actually in use hang down fixed as in lace work by a half-hitch. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving\|Grace Christie "Take a half-hitch on her yourself an' see where you end up," replied the fellow, and disappeared in the jumble of rocks. The Light of Western Stars\|Zane Grey The midshipman's hitch is made by taking a half-hitch around the standing part and a round turn twice around above it. Knots, Splices and Rope Work\|A. Hyatt Verrill Hiram noted that the Cap'n's trembling hands were taking a half-hitch with a rope's end about a tiller-spoke. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day I belayed the rope to the second cleat and set a half-hitch on the turns. The Uttermost Farthing\|R. Austin Freeman British Dictionary definitions for half hitch half-hitch noun a knot made by passing the end of a piece of rope around itself and through the loop thus made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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