bitt-heads

noun

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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Meanings

nounbitt-heads pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlynauticalThe 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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bitt-heads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitt-heads

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