BITTER END


Meaning of BITTER END in English

I. bitt·er end noun

Etymology: bitter (V)

: the inboard end of a ship's anchoring cable or line

II. bit·ter end noun

Etymology: probably from bitter (I)

: the last extremity however painful, distasteful, or calamitous

to the bitter end

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