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The blackwall hitch is a temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook. Made of a simple half hitch over the hook, it will only hold when subjected to constant tension. It is used when the rope and hook are of equal size, but it is likely to slip if subjected to more than ordinary tension.
Any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e., on a becket. Blackwall hitch: A temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook. Blake's hitch: A friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Boom hitch: A rather robust and secure method of attaching a line, or rope to a fixed object like a pipe, post, or sail boom
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