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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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Entry for 'Bitts'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​b/bitts.html.
 
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