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Bitter end

Noun

Définitions

1.NounThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
"pay out a rope to the bitter end (pay out all of the rope)"
2.NounThe final six fathoms (11 m) of anchor chain before the point of attachment in the chain locker of modern US naval vessels.
3.NounThe end of a long and difficult process.
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