clove hitch

noun \ˈklōv-\

Definition of CLOVE HITCH

: a knot securing a rope temporarily to an object (as a post or spar) and consisting of a turn around the object, over the standing part, around the object again, and under the last turn — see knot illustration

Origin of CLOVE HITCH

Middle English cloven, clove divided, from past participle of clevien to cleave

First Known Use: circa 1769

Rhymes with CLOVE HITCH

backstitch, bewitch, Bowditch, chain stitch, cross-stitch, enrich, fast-pitch, fast-twitch, flame stitch, half hitch, hemstitch, jock itch, lockstitch, knit stitch, last-ditch, purl stitch, slow-pitch, slow-twitch, tent stitch, topstitch, unhitch, whipstitch, wild pitch

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