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bitt
-
heads
pl
(
plural only
)
(
nautical
)
The upright
timbers
let in
and
bolted
to the
beams
or the
deck
, and
stepped
to the
backbone
or
infrastructure
of the
ship
.
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Smyth, W.H,
The Sailor's Word Book
, Reprint. Originally published: London: Blackie and Son, 1867
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