Any of several types of hitch knot used to attach a rope or cord to any kind of becket. / Specifically, a sheet bend when used to hitch to an eye splice.

plural of becket hitch

(nautical) A becket hitch applied to a swab.

plural of swab hitch

plural of midshipman's hitch

A secure semi-permanent adjustable loop hitch knot. Formed from a rolling hitch type 2 (ref Ashley 1735).

plural of killock hitch

A timber hitch knot with added half hitch used to attach a line or rope to a killock anchor, usually a simple stone.

plural of killick hitch

Alternative form of killock hitch