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 dime,
half dollar,
half eagle,
half frame,
half gainer,
half hitch,
half holiday,
half hose,
half landing,
half leather,
half measure
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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