- (1949–2011)
Hitch (knot), a knot used to
attach a rope to a
fixed object Tow
hitch, a
construction on a
truck or car to
attach a
trailer Hitches,
fishes in...
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hitches may not hold fast
under all conditions, and with
lines made from
particularly stiff or
slick modern fibers (e.g. polypropylene)
these hitches...
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hitcher or
hitchers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
Hitcher(s) or
Hitcher(s) may
refer to:
Hitcher, one who goes
hitchhiking The
Hitcher (1986...
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valuable component of a wide
variety of
useful and
reliable hitches, bends, and knots. The half
hitch is tied with one end of a rope
which is p****ed around...
- The cow
hitch, also
called the lark's head, is a
hitch knot used to
attach a rope to an object. The cow
hitch comprises a pair of
single hitches tied in...
- The
clove hitch is an
ancient type of knot, made of two
successive single hitches: 283 tied
around an object. It is most
effectively used to
secure a...
- The Blake's
hitch is a
friction hitch commonly used by
arborists and tree
climbers as an
ascending knot.
Unlike other common climbing hitches,
which often...
- The
Tugboat hitch (a.k.a.
Backhanded mooring hitch or Lighterman's
Hitch) is a knot
ideal for
heavy towing, or
making fast to a post, bollard, or winch...
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these related hitches can
eliminate ambiguity when required.
These hitches are
pictured at the right. When a
rolling hitch or
Magnus hitch is tied around...
- half
hitch or a
double turn self
crossing half
hitch or a
triple turn self
crossing half
hitch. A
sheep shank with two
consecutive half
hitches i.e. a...
