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Bight (bīt), n. [OE. biȝt a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. būgan. √88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.]
1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, “the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow”.
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2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, “the Bight of Benin”.
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3. (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.
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