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bitt

bitt [ bit ]


noun  (plural bitts)
Definition:
 
post on ship: either of a pair of posts on a ship's deck for fastening cables ( often used in the plural )



transitive verb  (past and past participle bitt·ed, present participle bitt·ing, 3rd person present singular bitts)
Definition:
 
tie to bitt: to fasten something around a bitt

[15th century. Origin ?]
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