Highwayman's Hitch
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Comments:
- This is a quick release knot which will stand a strain.
- It is useful for attaching a painter to a canoe when under tow. A rolling hitch attaches the painter to the tow line and the highwayman's hitch to the canoe.
- The hitch was named after the Highwaymen who tied up their horses with it for a quick getaway