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Bitts

A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor or in warping Other bitts are used for belaying belaying bitts for sustaining the windlass carrick bitts winch bitts or windlass bitts to hold the pawls of the windlass pawl bitts etc...

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AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts...

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