Bin"na*cle (&?;), n. [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.] (Naut.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.
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