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CLOVE-HITCH

\klˈə͡ʊvhˈɪt͡ʃ], \klˈə‍ʊvhˈɪt‍ʃ], \k_l_ˈəʊ_v_h_ˈɪ_tʃ]\

Definitions of CLOVE-HITCH

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Hitch by which rope is secured at any intermediate part round spar or rope that it crosses at right angles.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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