What is 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 called?
bitt — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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