riding bitts
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riding bitt — noun one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor • Hypernyms: ↑bollard, ↑bitt • Part Holonyms: ↑ship … Useful english dictionary
bitter end — noun a) that part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor Note: To pay out a rope to the bitter end means to pay it all out b) The end of a long and difficult process … Wiktionary
Crossbeam — Cross beam ( b[=e]m ). n. 1. (Arch.) A girder. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… … Wikipedia
