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  • noun Alternative spelling of half hitch.

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Examples

  • On myself, I use small monofilament fishing line and slip a half-hitch up close to the skin.

    What is the best way to remove a tick? 2010

  • On myself, I use small monofilament fishing line and slip a half-hitch up close to the skin.

    What is the best way to remove a tick? 2010

  • This forms a little knot a half-hitch, in effect that is supposed to sit right on the edge of the fabric.

    Archive 2009-10-01 a stitch in time 2009

  • Now the armchair was eddying by; Moominmamma tied her tail lightning fast in a half-hitch round one of the armrests, and then she pulled.

    The Moomins and the Great Flood - 6 David McDuff 2009

  • Now the armchair was eddying by; Moominmamma tied her tail lightning fast in a half-hitch round one of the armrests, and then she pulled.

    Archive 2009-10-01 David McDuff 2009

  • This forms a little knot a half-hitch, in effect that is supposed to sit right on the edge of the fabric.

    Blanket Stitch vs. Buttonhole Stitch a stitch in time 2009

  • I was beginning to recognize that eyebrow movement as an alert to suspicions, as opposed to his half-hitch twitch on the left, which indicated surprise.

    The Brush Off Laura Bradley 2004

  • I was beginning to recognize that eyebrow movement as an alert to suspicions, as opposed to his half-hitch twitch on the left, which indicated surprise.

    The Brush Off Laura Bradley 2004

  • I was beginning to recognize that eyebrow movement as an alert to suspicions, as opposed to his half-hitch twitch on the left, which indicated surprise.

    The Brush Off Laura Bradley 2004

  • I was beginning to recognize that eyebrow movement as an alert to suspicions, as opposed to his half-hitch twitch on the left, which indicated surprise.

    The Brush Off Laura Bradley 2004

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