What does bight mean?
Bight means A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow.
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/baɪt/ · noun
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow.
the bight of a horse's knee
the bight of an elbow
I spied a bight of meadow some way below the roadway in an angle of the river.
I could see every rib, the joints of their limbs were like knots in a rope; each had an iron collar on his neck, and all were connected together with a chain whose bights swung between them, rhythmically clinking.
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Bight means A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the bight of a horse's knee
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