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Cow hitch

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hitchnoun(informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
half hitchnoun(knots) A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.
half-hitchnounAlternative spelling of half hitch. [(knots) A knot or hitch made by passing the end of the rope once around the standing part or other rope.]
trucker's hitchnouna hitch knot used to tension ropes, often for the purpose of securing loads for transport.
clove-hitchnounAlternative form of clove hitch. [(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip]
hitch racknounA rack attached to the back of a car, used to transport bicycles or skis.
adjustable hitchnouna common name for various hitch knots, which, as the name suggests, are easily adjustable without untying from the post or ring etc.
hitchernounA hitchhiker.
hokenounSomething contrived or artificial.
hitchhikingnounThe act of one who hitchhikes.
hooeynoun(slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
hitchelnounAlternative form of hatchel. [A comb used to separate flax fibers.]
hookenounRobert Hooke (1635 – 1703), an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His best remembered contribution was the discovery of the biological cell.
hitch-hikernounAlternative spelling of hitchhiker. [A person or thing that hitchhikes.]
hanging loopnounA loop for the purpose of hanging an article on a hook, another loop, or similar.
coathangernounAlternative spelling of coat hanger. [A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.]
hitchhikeverb(intransitive) To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
hooknounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
hobble ropenounAlternative form of hobblerope. [A rope that ties the legs together, hobbling the person or animal that is so tied up.]
hoicknounAlternative spelling of hoik. [(cricket, countable) A wild hook shot played without style.]

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