UNBIT

unbit. Unbit, v.t. to remove a bit, to loose a cable from the bits

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Un‐bit″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbitting.] [[1st pref. un- + bit.]] (Naut.) To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten.