bitts
கப்பல் தளத்தில் கயிறுகள் கட்டுவதற்கான இரட்டைக் கம்புகள்.
Bitts, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. F. bitte, Icel. biti, a beam. (Naut.) Defn: A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc.