half hitch
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhɑːf ˈhɪtʃ/ us/ˈhæf ˌhɪtʃ/
半扣结,半结,半挽结
a type of knot often tied around an object in pairs, with two half hitches making a clove hitch
He lashed the boat to the platform with a hasty half hitch. 他匆忙地用半挽结把小船系到舷梯上。
- More examples
- Using butcher's twine, tie up the roast, using a simple slipknot finished with a half hitch every 3 inches.
- Take a half hitch in your rope and place it over the head of the horse where the bridle brow band sits.
- I tied a split rope bowline, with a half hitch or two on the tag end just for good measure.
- The half hitch is attractive to the eye and so is used decoratively.