Clinch
Sea Terms
To clinch a bolt is to spread the end of it over a plate by riveting, so that it cannot be withdrawn from the plate. To clinch a rope is to stop a half-hitch to its own part.
To clinch a bolt is to spread the end of it over a plate by riveting, so that it cannot be withdrawn from the plate. To clinch a rope is to stop a half-hitch to its own part.