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gallows-bitts

gallows-bitts noun: a frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.

Noun

gallows-bitts pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.

Questions about gallows-bitts

What does gallows-bitts mean?
Gallows-bitts means a frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.
What part of speech is gallows-bitts?
Gallows-bitts is a noun.

Words near gallows-bitts in the dictionary

  1. gallows humour
  2. gallows tree
  3. gallows trees
  4. gallows-bird
  5. gallows-birds
  6. gallows-bitts
  7. gallowsbird
  8. gallowsbirds
  9. gallowses
  10. gallowsmaker
  11. gallowsmakers

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