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bitt
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bitt, n.
See Bitts. [1913 Webster]
bitt, v. t. [See Bitts.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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