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1. (n.) bitt
a strong post projecting above the deck of a ship.
2. (v.t.) bitt
to secure (a cable) around a bitt.
Etymology: (ME)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bollard, bitt
a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
"the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
2. (verb) bitt
secure with a bitt
"bitt the ship line"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bitt
see Bitts
2. (verb) bitt
to put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away
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