rolling hitch

/roʊlɪŋ hɪtʃ/
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Definitions of rolling hitch
  1. noun
    a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope
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    types:
    magnus hitch
    a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch
    type of:
    hitch
    a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
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