Definitions for half hitch
half hitch

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1. half hitchnoun

   a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double

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1. half hitchnoun

   A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.

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1. Half hitch

   The half hitch is a simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable component of a wide variety of useful and reliable hitches, bends, and knots. The half hitch is tied with one end of a rope which is passed around an object and secured to its own standing part with a single hitch. Securing an additional single hitch to the rope's standing part produces the related knot two half-hitches.: 283 Alternatively, a half hitch may be made secure on its own by placing the final crossing opposite to the turn around the working end. This locks the end in place, and holds fast as long as the hitch is loaded by a steady pull.: 290  A half hitch in this configuration is sometimes used to tie strings to the bridge of a classical guitar. Another instance where a half hitch stands on its own without additional embellishment is when added to a timber hitch to help stabilize a load in the direction of pull. A timber hitch is tied on the far end of the load to bind it securely and a half hitch made at the forward end to serve as a guide for the rope. In this instance, the half hitch combined with a timber hitch is known as a killick hitch or kelleg hitch.The knot is attractive to the eye and so is used decoratively for French whipping which is also known as half hitch whipping.

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1. half hitch

   A half hitch is a simple overhand knot, where the working end of a rope is brought over and under the standing part. It is often used in combination with other knots or hitches to add security and stability. It is one of the basic knots that forms the underlying structure of many complex knots.

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1. Half hitch

   The half hitch is a simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable component of a wide variety of useful and reliable hitches, bends, and knots. Two successive half hitches tied around an object makes up the common clove hitch. Two successive half hitches tied around the standing part a rope is known as two-half-hitches or double half hitch. One instance where a half hitch stands on its own without additional embellishment is when added to a timber hitch to help stabilize a load in the direction of pull. A timber hitch is tied on the far end of the load to bind it securely and a half hitch made at the forward end to serve as a guide for the rope. In this instance, the half hitch combined with a timber hitch is known as a killick hitch or kelleg hitch. The knot is attractive to the eye and so is used decoratively for French whipping which is also known as half hitch whipping.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of half hitch in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of half hitch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=half hitch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Half_Hitch
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Hitch
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5. ^ Wikidata
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