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Webster 1913 Edition
Bight
Bight
(bīt)
, Noun.
1.
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow;
as, the
. bight
of a horse’s knee; the bight
of an elbow2.
(Geog.)
A bend in a coast forming an open bay;
as, the
. Bight
of Benin3.
(Naut.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bight
BIGHT
, n.1.
A bend, or small bay between two points of land.2.
The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the end; that is, a round, bend or coil anywhere except at the ends.3.
The inward bent of a horse's chambrel,and the bend of the fore knees.