weatherbit

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Weather-bit \Weath"er-bit`\, n. (Naut.)
   A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without
   the bits.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Weatherbit \Weath"er*bit`\, v. t. (Naut.)
   To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass.
   --Totten.
   [1913 Webster]
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