Blackwall hitch

noun

Black·wall hitch ˈblak-ˌwȯl-

: a hitch knot for securing a rope to a hook see knot illustration

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Blackwall, shipyard in London, England

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Blackwall hitch was in 1801

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