carrick bitt

carrick bitt
n.
Naut. either of the two posts supporting a windlass

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  • carrick bitt — n. Naut. either of the two posts supporting a windlass …   English World dictionary

  • carrick bitt — noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship s deck • Hypernyms: ↑post * * * carrick bitt /karˈik bit/ (nautical) noun One of two posts used to support a windlass ORIGIN: See ety for ↑carrick bend, and ↑bitt * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • carrick bitt — /ˈkærɪk bɪt/ (say karik bit) noun Nautical one of the bitts which support the windlass …  

  • carrickbitt — carrick bitt n. Either of the two posts that support the windlass on a ship s deck.   [Probably from obsolete carrick, variant of carrack.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Knot — For speeds, see Knot (unit). For other uses, see Knot (disambiguation). Some knots 1 Yarn knot ABoK #2688 2 Manrope knot 3 Granny knot 4 Rosebud stopper knot(?) …   Wikipedia

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