WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Magnus hitch′, 
  1. Naval Termsa knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent;
    rolling hitch.
  • Magnus, of unknown origin, originally


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