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Magnus hitch   /mˈægnəs hɪtʃ/   Listen
Magnus hitch

noun
1.
A rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch.






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"Magnus hitch" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a large rope or for similar purposes. It consists simply of a number of half-hitches taken at intervals around the object and is sometimes used with a lever or handspike, as shown in Fig. 47. The "Rolling Hitch" is a modified Clove hitch and is shown in Fig. 48. The "Magnus Hitch" (Fig. 49) is a method frequently used on shipboard for holding spars; and the "Studding-sail Bend" (Fig. 50) is also used for this purpose. Occasions sometimes arise where a tackle, hook, ring, or another rope must be fastened to a beam by the same rope being used, and in such cases the "Roband ...
— Knots, Splices and Rope Work • A. Hyatt Verrill



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