timber hitch

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   a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch

   Broaderhitch

Questions about timber hitch

What does timber hitch mean?

timber hitch means "a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch".

Is timber hitch a common word?

timber hitch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.