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  • In Austria and Germany, hand and hitch-up services (i.e. services of manual work and with hitched-up cart or more modern vehicles, German: Hand- und Spanndienste...
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  • Look up hitch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hitch may refer to: Hitch (surname) nickname of director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) nickname of writer...
    898 bytes (143 words) - 20:53, 26 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for Clove hitch
    The clove hitch is an ancient type of knot, made of two successive single hitches: 283  tied around an object. It is most effectively used to secure a...
    7 KB (725 words) - 10:50, 23 April 2024
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    municipalities cleanup services or to make dykes safe. So-called hand and hitch-up services (Hand- und Spanndienste) or more contemporary the (mandatory)...
    22 KB (2,810 words) - 03:08, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tow hitch
    A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose...
    16 KB (1,714 words) - 18:52, 28 March 2024
  • Hitch is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and starring Will Smith in the title role, along with Eva Mendes, Kevin James,...
    17 KB (1,533 words) - 04:58, 14 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Taut-line hitch
    tent-line hitch, rigger's hitch, adjustable hitch, or midshipman's hitch. These knots are generally shown as being based on one of three underlying hitches: two...
    12 KB (1,491 words) - 18:35, 20 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Blake's hitch
    The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often...
    3 KB (429 words) - 22:07, 22 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for Three-point hitch
    The three-point hitch (British English: three-point linkage) is a widely used type of hitch for attaching ploughs and other implements to an agricultural...
    14 KB (1,643 words) - 18:34, 25 January 2024
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    for communities to draft citizens for public services, called hand and hitch-up services. This mandatory service is still executed to maintain the infrastructure...
    39 KB (4,216 words) - 08:38, 28 May 2024
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    Hitchhiking (redirect from Hitch-hiking)
    Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, autostop or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a...
    19 KB (2,009 words) - 09:48, 31 May 2024
  • hitch but with the final hitch in the opposite direction. It can be more tricky to snug up, since both lines emerge from the same side of the hitch,...
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  • Thumbnail for Cow hitch
    The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in...
    6 KB (791 words) - 11:18, 1 June 2024
  • with a copy of the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe book: while lying drunk in a field near Innsbruck with a copy of the book and looking up at the stars, he...
    94 KB (11,299 words) - 01:05, 28 May 2024
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    types of hitch knots include the clove hitch, the timber hitch, and the round turn and two half-hitches. A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been...
    10 KB (227 words) - 22:58, 17 February 2024
  • up hitcher or hitchers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Hitcher(s) or Hitcher(s) may refer to: Hitcher, one who goes hitchhiking The Hitcher (1986...
    644 bytes (109 words) - 07:45, 31 October 2022
  • 19 March 2024. Blistein, Jon (6 September 2023). "Tyler Childers Will Hitch Up and Hit the Road on 2024 'Mule Pull' Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from...
    11 KB (627 words) - 06:16, 20 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Adjustable grip hitch
    The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded...
    3 KB (356 words) - 06:26, 4 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Two half-hitches
    followed by a half-hitch. This knot is less often referred to as a clove hitch over itself, double half-hitch, or full-hitch. Two half hitches is the commonest...
    3 KB (436 words) - 21:13, 2 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for Buntline hitch
    buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by passing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around...
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