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bitt
[ bit ]
noun
- Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to wrap (a cable) around a bitt to secure it.
bitt
/ ɪ /
noun
- one of a pair of strong posts on the deck of a ship for securing mooring and other lines
- another word for bollard
verb
- tr to secure (a line) by means of a bitt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bitt1
Middle English, perhaps < Dutch or Low German; compare Dutch, Low German beting, in same sense, akin to Middle High German bizze wooden peg, Old Norse biti crossbeam
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bitt1
C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse biti cross beam, Middle High German bizze wooden peg
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Then he took two turns of the harpoon line around the bitt in the bow and laid his head on his hands.
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The collection of facts under each story is called a ‘bitt.’
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A bunch of white men chased us up the street and surrounded Dennis and tried to kill him, throwing bottles and bitting and kicking him until one of them made the rest of them stop.
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Mount a horse without a saddle, but properly bitted, and then decide which is the more natural and easier seat; in one case you feel an appendage; in the other almost part of the horse.
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AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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