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bitt — I 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 • Syn: ↑bollard • Topics: ↑ship • Hypernyms: ↑post … Useful english dictionary
Marshfield, Gloucestershire — Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 2°19′01″W / 51.462°N 2.317°W / 51.462; 2.317 … Wikipedia
bitter end — noun 1. the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be) (Freq. 2) he was determined to fight to the bitter end • Hypernyms: ↑extremity 2. (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bit|ter-end — bitter end1, 1. the very end; last extremity: »We will fight to the bitter end. His insulting behavior was the bitter end. 2. death. bitter end2, the inboard end of a cable or rope on a ship riding at anchor. ╂[< bitt + er2] bit|ter end «BIHT… … Useful english dictionary
