Bitter (&unr_;), n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
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Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
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Bitter (&unr_;), n. Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
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