Mudcat Café message #2839940

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Thread #127360 Message #2839940
Posted By: MGM·Lion
15-Feb-10 - 11:14 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Factory Maid and the Clove-Hitch Knot
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Factory Maid and the Clove-Hitch Knot

I remember learning in the Scouts 65 years ago that a 'hitch' and a 'knot' were not the same thing; or perhaps it was that a 'hitch' was a very specialised kind of knot: but I can't recall what the distinction was supposed to be. Does anyone know?