"bitts" in the noun sense
1. bollard, bitt
a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines
"the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
"bitts" in the verb sense
1. bitt
secure with a bitt
"bitt the ship line"
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