Definitions for half-hitch

half-hitch half hitch

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).

Definitions for half-hitch

noun

  1. a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.

Origin of half-hitch

First recorded in 1760-70

Examples for half-hitch

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.

Word Value for half-hitch
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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