Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, to remove the turns of from the bitts: as, to
unbitt a cable.
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Examples
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"Bring to on the cable, and unbitt!" continued the officer in command.
Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Oliver Optic 1859
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