bitts

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, probably of Low German or North Germanic origin, and the English form a corruption or contraction, from Old Norse biti, probably ultimately from a variant of Proto-Germanic *bitiz. Compare Swedish beting and Danish beding. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bitts pl (plural only) (nautical, plural only) 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 ==== Derived terms ==== === References === An etymological dictionary of the English language, p. 65 James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Bitts”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. == Luxembourgish == === Verb === bitts second-person singular present indicative of bidden