Clove Hitch

CloveHitch

The clove hitch is the hitch illustrated above that is also called the boatman's knot or peg knot.

See also

Hitch

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References

Kauffman, L. Knots and Physics. Teaneck, NJ: World Scientific, pp. 4 and 325, 1991.Owen, P. Knots. Philadelphia, PA: Courage, pp. 24-27, 1993.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Clove Hitch." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CloveHitch.html

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