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bitt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bollard |
| Type of | post |
| Has types | riding bitt |
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A bitt is a metal block with a crosspin used for tying lines to, found on piers.
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Figure-eight turns of a rope or cable around a cleat, pin, or bitt are used to belay something.
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You might want to do a bitt more research on this topic.
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In addition to championing segregation, the two Jackson papers practice a boosterism that would make a Bab bitt blush.
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- Bollard: a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
- Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
- This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century. See also , , and Nautical metaphors in English.
- A bollard; 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
- (bitts) A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor
- (Bitts) Stout pieces of timber fitted in the deck to receive the bowsprit ; also stout pieces of timber fitted in the deck by the side of the mast, to which the halyards are usually belayed.
- (Bitts) Heavy steel castings fitted to a deck for securing mooring lines or hawsers.
- (Bitts) The wooden structure (two uprights supporting one crossbar) on the upper deck of sailing ships to which the ends of sheets (ropes to haul sails) were tied. Also used on some training and seagoing ships to tie boys over for corporal punishment.
- (bitts) timbers used for securing lines on a boat
