bitters

noun

Meaning

(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
A turn of a cable about the bitts.
To make bitter.
(in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).

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