Page 25 - Alpheus Hyatt Verrill "Knots, Splices and Rope-Work"

These may be finished by a simple knot, or a bow-knot, as shown in Fig. 42, but they are
likely to jam under great pressure and are mainly useful in tying packages, or bundles,
with small cord, where the line must be held taut until the knot is completed.

This principle of fastening by twisted rope is also utilized in the "Catspaw" (Fig. 43), a
most useful knot or "hitch" for hoisting with a hook.