rolling hitch

rolling hitch

n (Knots) a knot used for fastening one rope to another or to a spar, being easily released but jamming when the rope is pulled

roll′ing hitch`

n. a hitch on a spar or the like designed to jam when stress is applied parallel to the object having the hitch. [1835–45]

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Noun

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rolling hitch - a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another ropehitch - a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knotmagnus hitch - a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch