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Bitt   Listen
verb
Bitt  v. t.  (Naut.) 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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"Bitt" Quotes from Famous Books



... Neddy he swore by butt and bend, and Billy by bend and bitt, And nautical names that no man frames but your amateur nautical wit; And Sam said, "Shiver my topping-lifts and scuttle my foc's'le yarn, And may I be curst, if I'm not in first with ...
— The Battle of the Bays • Owen Seaman


Words linked to "Bitt" :   post, wharfage, wharf, fasten, secure, carrick bitt, riding bitt


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