CARRICK BITT

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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