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cow hitches

cow hitches is the plural of cow hitch.

Meaning of cow hitch

Noun

cow hitch (plural cow hitches)

  1. A hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object, comprising a pair of half hitches tied in opposing directions.
    Synonyms:
    lark's head
  2. Any hitch or bend which slips because it is wrongly tied.
  3. Any knot which is not a recognised maritime knot as used at sea.

Questions about cow hitches

What is cow hitches the plural of?
Cow hitches is the plural of cow hitch.

Words near cow hitches in the dictionary

  1. cow gun
  2. cow guns
  3. cow handed
  4. Cow Head
  5. cow hitch
  6. cow hitches
  7. Cow Hug Day
  8. cow itch
  9. cow itches
  10. cow juice
  11. cow juices

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