{{Short description|Knot}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox knot | name = Slippery hitch | image = SlipperyHitchOnRoyalYard.jpg | names = | type = hitch | strength = | origin = | related = clove hitch | releasing = | uses = To attach a line to a rod or bar. | caveat = | abok_number = }}
A '''slippery hitch''' is a knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar.<ref name="McEwen 2006" /> It does not provide great strength compared to some other knots, but it can be tied relatively quickly and released very easily.<ref name="Cruising World" /> These characteristics mean that it is used on square-rigged ships for securing the gaskets that bind stowed sails to the yards.
The slippery hitch is effectively a clove hitch finished with a slipped loop. To tie one, begin as for a clove hitch, but instead of passing the end of the line through the loop in the final step, pass a bight instead, leaving the end on the original side. Pulling on this end will release the hitch. If tied in a gasket, this will quickly release the sail.
thumb|left|200px|A slippery hitch – a clove hitch with a loop in the end.
== See also == * List of knots
== References == <references>
<ref name="McEwen 2006">{{cite book | last = McEwen | first = T. | title = Boater's Pocket Reference: Your Comprehensive Resource for Boats and Boating | publisher = Anchor Cove Pub. | year = 2006 | isbn = 978-0-9774052-0-6 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kdHyM6_egMwC&pg=PA387 | access-date = 14 November 2024 | page = 387 }}</ref> <ref name="Cruising World">{{cite book | title = Cruising World | issn = 0098-3519 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uMC_kUIYSg8C&pg=RA2-PA128 | access-date = 14 November 2024 | page = 2-PA128 }}</ref>
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