BIGHT

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

2.
n.

A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.

3.
n.

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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