| Bight (bight) |
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| n. | (b***imacr]t) |
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| Bight |
[OE. bi***yogh]t a
bending; cf. Sw. *** Dan. bugt bend, bay] fr. AS. byht, fr.
b gan. ***radic]88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and
see Bow, v.] |
A corner,
bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the
bight of an elbow.
A bend in a coast forming an open
bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
The double part of a rope when
folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not
including the ends; a loop.
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