Gattu vs Bitts - What's the difference?
gattu | bitts |
(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 nouns the difference between gattu and bitts
is that gattu is cat while 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.gattu
Not English
Gattu has no English definition. It may be misspelled.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