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carrick bitt

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carrick bitt  
n.  Either of the two posts that support the windlass on a ship's deck.

[Probably from obsolete carrick, variant of carrack.]
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carrick bitt

noun
either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck 
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