BPage 236
- English Word Bitless Definition Not having a bit or bridle.
- English Word Bitstock Definition A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.
- English Word Bitt Definition See Bitts.
- English Word Bitt 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.
- English Word Bittacle Definition A binnacle.
- English Word Bitted Definition of Bit
- English Word Bitten Definition of Bite
- English Word Bitten Definition p. p. of Bite.
- English Word Bitten Definition Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.
- English Word Bitter Definition AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
- English Word Bitter Definition Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
- English Word Bitter Definition Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day.
- English Word Bitter Definition Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
- English Word Bitter Definition Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
- English Word Bitter Definition Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
- English Word Bitter Definition Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
- English Word Bitter Definition To make bitter.
- English Word Bitter spar Definition A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite.
- English Word Bitterbump Definition the butterbump or bittern.
- English Word Bitterful Definition Full of bitterness.