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bight

1. bight \'bi-t\ n [ME, for OE byht; akin to OE bu-gan to bend - more at 
   BOWM obs  1: a corner, bend, or angle esp. of a body part  2a: the middle 
   part of a slack rope  2b: a loop esp. in a rope  3a: a bend esp. in a river 
   or a mountain chain  3b: a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also : a 
   bay formed by s uch a bend
2. bight vt 1: to lay or fasten (a rope) in bights  2: to fasten with a 
   bight