| a knot or hitch for fastening a rope to a spar or larger rope, consisting of two half hitches made in opposite directions, the two parts of the rope emerging also in opposite directions. |
clove hitch  (click for larger image in new window) n. A knot used to secure a line to a spar, post, or other object, consisting of two half hitches made in opposite directions. [Middle English clove, split, past participle of cleven, to split; see cleave1.] |
