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Bitt
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) See Bitts.
(2):
(v. t.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bitt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bitt.html. 1828.