| a knot or hitch on a spar or the like, made by taking a turn on the object, wrapping the end around the standing part of the rope, then several times around itself. |
[tim-ber-hich] 
| to fasten by means of a timber hitch. |
| timber hitch n. A knot used for fastening a rope around a spar or log to be hoisted or towed. |