Associations to the word «Bitt»

Wiktionary

BITT, noun. (nautical) The bitts.
BITT, noun. (nautical) A bollard.
BITT, verb. (nautical) To put round the bitts.

Dictionary definition

BITT, noun. A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards".
BITT, verb. Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.