rolling hitch
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]rolling hitch (plural rolling hitches)
- A type of bend knot used to provide lengthwise grip of one rope to another. There are 2 types. Type 1 is also known as the magnus hitch and type 2 leads to the midshipman's hitch
References
[edit]• The Ashley Book of Knots →ISBN -- Knot refs 1734 and 1735