Bitt \Bitt\, n. (Naut.) See Bitts.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bitt \Bitt\, v. t. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. --Totten.