knot consisting of a series of wraps on a line and used to secure the line to a limb or tree.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
timber hitch (noun)a knot used to secure a line to a log or spar - see knot illustration
timber hitch (Wikipedia)
The timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object. Secure while tension is maintained, it is easily untied even after heavy loading.
| Timber hitch | |
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| Names | Timber hitch, Fig.8 Timber Hitch, Bowyer's Knot, Lumberman's Knot, Countryman's Knot |
| Category | Hitch |
| Related | Killick hitch |
| Releasing | Non-jamming |
| ABoK | #1668,#195, #479, #1665, #2161 |
| Instructions | [1] |
The timber hitch is a very old knot. It is first known to have been mentioned in a nautical source c. 1625 and illustrated in 1762.