Bitts vs Hallussa - What's the difference?
bitts | hallussa |
(nautical, pluralonly) A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor
As a noun bitts
is (nautical|pluralonly) a frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor.As an adverb hallussa is
in sb's possession.bitts
English
Noun
(head)Derived terms
* bitter * bitter end * bitt-heads * bitt-pins * bitt-stopper * bitt the cable * carrick-bitts * fore-brace bitts * gallows-bitts * jear-bitts * paul-bitts or pawl-bitts * riding-bitts * topsail-sheet bitts * winch-bitts * windlass-bittsReferences
* An etymological dictionary of the English language,p. 65