English dictionary
bitt
/b/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
Synonyms bollardSource: WordNet 3.0
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See <u>Bitts</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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secure with a bitt
ExamplesBitt the ship line.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called <i>veering away</i>.
Source: webster1913