figure-eight hitch

noun

A becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.

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Meanings

nounfigure-eight hitch (plural figure-eight hitches)

plural figure-eight hitches

  1. A becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.
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APA

figure-eight hitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure-eight%20hitch

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“figure-eight hitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure-eight%20hitch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figure-eight hitch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure-eight%20hitch.

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