??An excellent hitch which can be temporary or permanent.It makes an excellent Guy line hitch if a slider on a guy is broken or missing. It is identical in form to a Rolling Hitch. ....this knot is also useful as a binder knot for a bale or roll: it can be made and slipped up tight, then slipped back to loosen the package as and when required.

- Courtesy Loy Xingkai
From "An ABC of Knots"
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