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midshipman's hitches

midshipman's hitches is the plural of midshipman's hitch.

Meaning of midshipman's hitch

Noun

midshipman's hitch (plural midshipman's hitches)

  1. A secure semi-permanent adjustable loop hitch knot. Formed from a rolling hitch type 2 (ref Ashley 1735).

Questions about midshipman's hitches

What is midshipman's hitches the plural of?
Midshipman's hitches is the plural of midshipman's hitch.

Words near midshipman's hitches in the dictionary

  1. midship coefficients
  2. midshipman
  3. midshipman fish
  4. midshipman's butter
  5. midshipman's hitch
  6. midshipman's hitches
  7. midshipman's nuts
  8. midshipmanship
  9. midshipmen
  10. midshipmite
  11. midshipmites

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