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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WEATHER-BIT

n.A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the knight-heads.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WEATHER-BIT

WEATHER-BIT Weath "er-bit `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits.

 

WEATHER-BITTEN

WEATHER-BITTEN Weath "er-bit `ten, a.

 

Defn: Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather. Coleridge.