BITT

bollard, bitt

(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”

bitt

(verb) secure with a bitt; “bitt the ship line”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

bitt (plural bitts)

(nautical) The bitts.

(nautical) A bollard.

Verb

bitt (third-person singular simple present bitts, present participle bitting, simple past and past participle bitted)

(nautical, transitive) To put round the bitts.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bitt, n. (Naut.)

Definition: See Bitts.

Bitt, v. t. Etym: [See Bitts.] (Naut.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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