bitter end

Noun
Synonyms: bitter end

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)“he was determined to fight to the bitter end”Synonyms: bitter end
  2. (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bittSynonyms: bitter end
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See Bitts.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. [1913 Webster]

Bitter end, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor. [1913 Webster]

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