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But before leaving the boat unattended, always replace a clove hitch with a round turn and two half hitches, which is a more secure knot.

Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

But before leaving the boat unattended, always replace a clove hitch with a round turn and two half hitches, which is a more secure knot.

Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

Cape Town IEC head Mary Burton called the hitches "teething troubles" and said her helpers got last-minute instruction late on Tuesday to ensure a smooth start on

ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

Valentine noted that several pitchers have such "hitches" in their deliveries, including Dodgers pitchers Hideo Nomo and Kevin Brown.

USATODAY.com - National League East 2002

Only, simple as it was, none did it, not even old soldiers with two or three "hitches" in the army.

Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers Harry Alverson Franck 1921

Of quite a different class are the knots used in making a rope fast to a stationary or solid object, and are known as "hitches" or "ties."

Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise 1912

He hailed the great Liberal victory of 1880, and watched with interest, as one behind the scenes, the negotiations which led to Lord Hartington's withdrawal and Mr. Gladstone's resumption of power; for in these his friend Hayward was an active go-between, removing by his tact and frankness "hitches" which might otherwise have been disastrous.

Biographical Study of A W Kinglake Tuckwell, Rev W 1902

Lord Hartington's withdrawal and Mr. Gladstone's resumption of power; for in these his friend Hayward was an active go-between, removing by his tact and frankness "hitches" which might otherwise have been disastrous.

Biographical Study of A.W. Kinglake William Tuckwell 1874

With exactly a month left for the Commonwealth Games, authorities today admitted that there may be some "hitches" here and there but were optimistic that overall it will be a "great" event.

Daily News & Analysis 2010

The game frequently "hitches", whether it's to load a new area or more zombies.

Phawker 2009