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figure-eight hitch

figure-eight hitch noun: a becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.

Noun

figure-eight hitch (plural figure-eight hitches)

  1. A becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.

Forms of figure-eight hitch

pluralfigure-eight hitches

Questions about figure-eight hitch

What does figure-eight hitch mean?
Figure-eight hitch means a becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.
What part of speech is figure-eight hitch?
Figure-eight hitch is a noun.
What is the plural of figure-eight hitch?
The plural of figure-eight hitch is figure-eight hitches.

Words near figure-eight hitch in the dictionary

  1. figure up
  2. figure weaving
  3. figure-caster
  4. figure-casters
  5. figure-eight
  6. figure-eight hitch
  7. figure-eight hitches
  8. figure-eighted
  9. figure-eighting
  10. figure-eights
  11. figure-head

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