bitter end
1 of 2noun (1)
: the last extremity however painful or calamitous
bitter-ender
ˌbi-tər-ˈen-dər 
noun bitter end
2 of 2noun (2)
: the inboard end of a ship's anchoring cable
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps from bitter end entry 2
Noun (2)
bitter (a turn of cable around the bitts)
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1827, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1862, in the meaning defined above
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