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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bitt \Bitt\, n. (Naut.)
     See {Bitts}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bitt
       n : a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching
           mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic
           with bollards" [syn: {bollard}]
       v : secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"

















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