bitt : Idioms & Phrases

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bitt pin

  • noun a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
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carrick bitt

  • noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
    carrick bitt.
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Carrick bitts

  • noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
    carrick bitt.
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  • (Naut.), the bitts which support the windlass.
Webster 1913

Cross bitt

  • . Same as Crosspiece.
Webster 1913

Gallows bitts

  • (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars; called also gallows, gallows top, gallows frame, etc.
Webster 1913

Pawl bitt

  • (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive the strain of the pawls.
Webster 1913

riding bitt

  • noun one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor
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