Jump to content

midshipman's hitch

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From midshipman +‎ -'s +‎ hitch.

Noun

[edit]

midshipman's hitch (plural midshipman's hitches)

  1. A secure semi-permanent adjustable loop hitch knot. Formed from a rolling hitch type 2 (ref Ashley 1735).

References

[edit]

• The Ashley Book of Knots →ISBN -- Knot ref 1027 Also refs 1728, 1729, and 1855

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=midshipman%27s_hitch&oldid=81981708"