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Bitts

A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor

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A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor

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bollardnoun	A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
bitt-headsnoun	(nautical) The upright timbers let in and bolted to the beams or the deck, and stepped to the backbone or infrastructure of the ship.
gallows-bittsnoun	(nautical) A frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.
crossbeamnoun	A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
setboltnoun	An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding.
battennoun	(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
chainboltnoun	(nautical) A large bolt used to secure the chainplates to the ship's side.
beamnoun	A broad smile.
towing bittnoun	(nautical) Any of the vertical posts on a vessel to which towing or mooring lines are secured.
bitter endnoun	(idiomatic) The end of a long and difficult process.
beam-endsnoun	(nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship.
knightheadnoun	Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
bendnoun	A curve.
bowsienoun	(sailing) A simple device with three holes used for tensioning stays on boats or guy-lines on tents.
termnoun	That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
battonnoun	A surname.
beaknoun	(anatomy) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
breasthooknoun	(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
burtonnoun	An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
lace piecenoun	(shipbuilding) The main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.