n. 1. a. A loop in a rope. b. The middle or slack part of an extended rope. 2. a. A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline. b. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve. [Middle English, bend, angle, from Old English byht; see bheug- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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