BITTING
- an indentation in a key [n BITTINGS] / BIT, BITE, to seize with the teeth [v] / BITT, to secure a cable around a post [v]
- one of the indentations on the bit of a key
- strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- to wrap (a cable) around a bitt to secure it
- an indentation of a key [n -S]