| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b t |
| NOUN: | 1a. A loop in a rope. b. The middle or slack part of an extended rope. 2a. A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline. b. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, bend, angle, from Old English byht. See bheug- in Appendix I.
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