Definition of Carrick bitt

1. Noun. Either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck.

Generic synonyms: Post

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carrick Bitt

carriagebuilder
carriagebuilders
carriagebuilding
carriageless
carriagelike
carriagemaker
carriagemakers
carriagemaking
carriages
carriageway
carriageways
carriboo
carriboos
carrick bend
carrick bends
carrick bitt (current term)
carricks
carried
carried away
carried out
carried the message to Garcia
carrier
carrier-free
carrier-pigeon
carrier bag
carrier bags
carrier cell
carrier electrophoresis
carrier pigeon
carrier pigeons

Literary usage of Carrick bitt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diccionario tecnológico inglés-español y español-inglés de los términos y by Néstor Ponce de León (1893)
"... (mas) whelp of the windlass, carrick bitt, windlass chock. — montante di una bomba (mec.) upper standing barrel of a pump. — oval, oval column. ..."

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