Dictionary - Definition of BITTS


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb Present Tense	1. Seldom used present tense conjugation of the verb bitt.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (bitt)	1. Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line".[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: bitting, bitted, bitts, bitter, bitters, bittingly and bittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Bitts" is a common misspelling or typo for: bits, butts, biffs.

Date "Bitts" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1820. (references)

Specialty Definition: BITTS

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] plu. A frame of two strong pieces of timber fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables,when she rides at anchor. There are also top-sail sheet bitts, paul-bitts, carrick-bitts, &c.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] (nautical, plural only; not used in singular form) A frame of strong oak timber bolted to the deck beams in the fore part of a ship to which were secured the cables when the ship rode to anchor. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Carrick bitts	(Naut.), the bitts which support the windlass. --Totten. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Gallows bitts	(Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also gallows , gallows top , gallows frame , etc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Verb Present Tense	1. Seldom used present tense conjugation of the verb bitt.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (bitt)	1. Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line".[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: bitting, bitted, bitts, bitter, bitters, bittingly and bittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"BITTS" is a common misspelling or typo for: bits, butts, biffs.

Date "BITTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1820. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] plu. A frame of two strong pieces of timber fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables,when she rides at anchor. There are also top-sail sheet bitts, paul-bitts, carrick-bitts, &c.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] (nautical, plural only; not used in singular form) A frame of strong oak timber bolted to the deck beams in the fore part of a ship to which were secured the cables when the ship rode to anchor. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Carrick bitts	(Naut.), the bitts which support the windlass. --Totten. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Gallows bitts	(Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also gallows , gallows top , gallows frame , etc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Cross bitt	Transportation	Horizontal piece of wood or iron which crosses the bitts on the forward or after side. Also called bolster piece, crosspiece. Source: European Union. (references)
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