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BITTS, n. plu. from the same root as bite. 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.
BITTS, To put round the bitts as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it out gradually, which is called veering away.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Bitts'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/bitts.html.
Entry for 'Bitts'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/bitts.html.
