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"form": "cow hitches",
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"pos": "noun",
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"text": "Coordinate term: clove hitch"
}
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"glosses": [
"A hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object, comprising a pair of half hitches tied in opposing directions."
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"word": "lark's head"
}
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"Any hitch or bend which slips because it is wrongly tied."
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"Any knot which is not a recognised maritime knot as used at sea."
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"(nautical) Any knot which is not a recognised maritime knot as used at sea."
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"A hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object, comprising a pair of half hitches tied in opposing directions."
],
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"Any hitch or bend which slips because it is wrongly tied."
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"(nautical) Any knot which is not a recognised maritime knot as used at sea."
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