1
: a post or pair of posts fixed on the deck of a ship for securing lines
2
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Seafaring folk called that part of the cable that is to the rear of the windlass bitt, and the turn of the cable around the bitts the bitter.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Seafaring folk called that part of the cable that is to the rear of the windlass bitt, and the turn of the cable around the bitts the bitter.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Bitt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitt. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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