'Clove hitch' definitions:

Definition of 'clove hitch'

From: WordNet
noun
A knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar

Definition of 'Clove hitch'

From: GCIDE
  • Clove \Clove\, imp. of Cleave. Cleft. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Clove hitch (Naut.) See under Hitch.
  • Clove hook (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; -- called also clip hook. --Knight. [1913 Webster]