First Known Use: 1827
Dictionary
1bitter end
noun
Definition of BITTER END
: the last extremity however painful or calamitous
— bit·ter–end·er \ˌbi-tər-ˈen-dər\ noun
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Origin of BITTER END
perhaps from 2bitter end
Rhymes with BITTER END
2bitter end
noun
Definition of BITTER END
: the inboard end of a ship's anchoring cable
Origin of BITTER END
bitter (a turn of cable around the bitts)
First Known Use: circa 1862
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