Half-Hitch is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 189 anagrams from letters in half-hitch (-acfhhhilt).
First recorded in 1760-70
To shorten a guy rope on tent or marquee, gather the rope in the form of two long loops and pass a half-hitch over each loop.
The bobbins not actually in use hang down fixed as in lace work by a half-hitch.
Unhappily, Paddy was standing in the middle of the coil, and before he could jump out of it a half-hitch was caught round his leg.
By making a half-hitch around this internode, the vine is held very firmly.
Repeat this for the second half-hitch, using standing part in place of pole.
A variation of serving is made by "half-hitch" work, as shown in Figs. 139-140.
Take a half-hitch over the end of each bight with the standing part which is next to it.
Britt, turning, yelled to the officer at the top of the slope, “Give that snub-line a half-hitch and hold that load!”
I belayed the rope to the second cleat and set a half-hitch on the turns.
Hiram noted that the Cap'n's trembling hands were taking a half-hitch with a rope's end about a tiller-spoke.
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