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Blackwall hitch

Blackwall hitch noun: a means of fastening a rope to a hook: a turn of the rope, either the end or the middle, around the hook, having the part the strain is on riding over the loose part, with the bight well up on the back of the hook.

Noun

Blackwall hitch (plural Blackwall hitches)

  1. A means of fastening a rope to a hook: a turn of the rope, either the end or the middle, around the hook, having the part the strain is on riding over the loose part, with the bight well up on the back of the hook.

Forms of Blackwall hitch

pluralBlackwall hitches

Questions about Blackwall hitch

What does Blackwall hitch mean?
Blackwall hitch means a means of fastening a rope to a hook: a turn of the rope, either the end or the middle, around the hook, having the part the strain is on riding over the loose part, with the bight well up on the back of the hook.
What part of speech is Blackwall hitch?
Blackwall hitch is a noun.
What is the plural of Blackwall hitch?
The plural of Blackwall hitch is Blackwall hitches.

Words near Blackwall hitch in the dictionary

  1. blackula
  2. blackulas
  3. Blackville
  4. blackvoice
  5. blackwall
  6. Blackwall hitch
  7. Blackwall hitches
  8. blackwalls
  9. blackware
  10. blackwares
  11. Blackwarry

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