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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bitt \Bitt\, n. (Naut.) See {Bitts}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bitt \Bitt\, v. t. [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 1.6 [wn]: bitt n 1: a strong post on a wharf or quay around which to attach mooring lines [syn: {bollard}] 2: a strong post on the deck of a ship around which mooring lines can be attached v : secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
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