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Thread #94332 Message #1824713
Posted By: Bert
01-Sep-06 - 01:01 PM
Thread Name: What exactly is a 'hitch' in a shanty?
Subject: RE: What exactly is a 'hitch' in a shanty?
A special type of knot which holds because the rope presses against itself.
The simplest of which is The Blackwall hitch