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noun

Obsolete a bend, angle, or hollow, specif. of a body structure
a loop or slack part in a rope
a curve in a river, coastline, etc.
a bay formed by such a curve

Origin: ME < OE byht < base of bugan (see bow); akin to Du & Ger bucht

transitive verb

to fasten with a bight of rope

See bight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A loop in a rope.
b. The middle or slack part of an extended rope.
a. A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline.
b. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, bend, angle

Origin: , from Old English byht; see bheug- in Indo-European roots

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