One of the strong posts firmly fastened in pairs in the deck or decks of a ship, for fastening cables, belaying ropes, etc.; generally used in the…
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > bitts or Samson post (8) bitta1614 One of the strong posts firmly fastened in pairs in the deck or decks of a ship, for fastening cables, belaying ropes, etc.; generally used in the… Samson's post1769 Nautical. A strong pillar or stanchion passing through the hold of a merchant-ship, or between the decks of a man-of-war; also, in a whaling vessel… riding bitt1794 either of a pair of posts affixed to a ship's deck, to which the cable is fastened while the ship rides at anchor (see bitt, n.); usually in plural. loggerhead1840 ‘An upright rounded piece of wood, near the stern of a whale-boat, for catching a turn of the line to’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867). Also trans… strongback1867 Nautical. Any of various strong beams or supports (see quots.). snubbing-post1875 attributive, as snubbing-line, snubbing-post. snub-post1875 the stem of snub, v.1 used in a few combinations, as snub-devil n. a clergyman (obsolete slang). snub-line n. = snub-post n. snub-post n. U.S. a… Samson bar1889 A strong pillar or stanchion passing through the hold of a ship; = Samson's post, n. 2a. |
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