gallows-bitts

noun

A frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.

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Meanings

noungallows-bitts pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlynauticalA frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.

Translations

Irish sparrachroch
  • sparrachrocha frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars
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APA

gallows-bitts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallows-bitts

MLA

“gallows-bitts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallows-bitts. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallows-bitts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallows-bitts.

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