'Carrick bitts' definitions:

Definition of 'Carrick bitts'

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  • Carrick \Car"rick\, n. (Naut.) A carack. See Carack. [1913 Webster]
  • Carrick bend (Naut.), a kind of knot, used for bending together hawsers or other ropes.
  • Carrick bitts (Naut.), the bitts which support the windlass. --Totten. [1913 Webster]

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