CARRICK BITT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carrick bitt mean? 

• CARRICK BITT (noun)
  The noun CARRICK BITT has 1 sense:

1. either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck

  Familiarity information: CARRICK BITT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARRICK BITT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("carrick bitt" is a kind of...):

post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)