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half hitch

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half hitch
n.
A knot or hitch made by looping a rope or strap around an object and then back around itself, bringing the end of the rope through the loop.
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half hitch
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Noun1.half hitchhalf hitch - a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object


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His left hand grasped the heavy mane; his right arm lay across the beast's withers and his right hand drew steadily in upon a halter rope with which he had taken a half hitch about the horse's muzzle.
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