Unscramble

b 3 i 1 n 1 n 1 a 1 c 3 l 1 e 1

8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)

originCorruption of earlier bittacle, from French habitacle. Or from obsolete Spanish or Portuguese bitácula, both from Late Latin habitāculum (“little dwelling place”). Compare modern Spanish bitácora.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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