Clove Hitch Definition

noun
A kind of knot used to fasten a rope around a spar, pole, or another rope.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of clove hitch.
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Other Word Forms of Clove Hitch

Noun

Singular:
clove hitch
Plural:
clove-hitches

Origin of Clove Hitch

  • Middle English clove split past participle of cleven to split cleave1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCLCLO

Words Ending With

HCHTCH

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Words Starting With C and Ending With H

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