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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Bitt \Bitt\, noun (Naut.) See {Bitts}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Bitt \Bitt\, verb (used with an object) [See {Bitts}.] (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. --Totten. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" [syn: {bollard}] verb |
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