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  2. Pile hitch - Wikipedia

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    The pile hitch is a kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. The pile hitch is very easy to tie and can be tied in the bight, without access to either end of the rope, making it a valuable tool. A pile hitch may be easily and quickly tied either in the end or bight of a heavy line.

  3. Magnus hitch - Wikipedia

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    The magnus hitch is a knot similar to a rolling hitch or clove hitch, used to tie a rope or line to a pole, spar, or another line.It is tied similarly to a rolling hitch but with the final hitch in the opposite direction.

  4. Rolling hitch - Wikipedia

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    The rolling hitch is a knot (see also Magnus hitch) used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or another rope. A simple friction hitch, it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles. The rolling hitch is designed to resist lengthwise movement for only a single direction of pull.

  5. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A knot used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or other rope. (See also Rolling hitch) Marline Hitching: A knot used to attach a rope to a cylindrical object. Similar in appearance to the Chain Hitch, but a succession of overhand knots. Marlinespike hitch: A temporary knot used to attach a rod to a rope in order to form a handle. Midshipman's hitch

  6. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Slippery eight loop – adjustable loop knot; Slippery hitch – used to attach a line to a rod or bar; Snell knot – a hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line; Snuggle hitch – a modification of the clove hitch; Span loop – non-jamming loop that can be tied in the middle of a rope; Spanish bowline – double loop knot

  7. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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    The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension. It is made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after passing around an anchor object. Tension is maintained by sliding the hitch to adjust the ...

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    Kruse showed a split image of the Rod and Reel Pier after Helene’s damage and after Milton’s destruction, while the City of Anna Maria mentioned the restaurant at 875 North Shore Dr. in a ...

  9. Arbor knot - Wikipedia

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    The Arbor knot is a typical fishers' knot.Its primary use is to attach fishing line to the arbor of a fishing reel.. It has also gained popularity (often under the name "Canadian Jam Knot" or nicknamed "bushcraft zip tie") as a general binding knot to tie down a roll of e.g. a sleeping bag, or to begin a lashing.