What is the meaning of Bight?

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(v.) A corner, bend or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
(v.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
(v.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend or coil not including the ends; a loop.

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