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Binnacle

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Noun
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bin=na=cle

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Binnacle has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Binnaclen. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L. habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See Habit, and cf. Bittacle.].
     A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.  Totten.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Binnacle, n. a built-in housing for a ship's compass.

Etymology
earlier bittacle, ult. f. L habitaculum habitation f. habitare inhabit
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