bight
noun
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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They will bight a hook az cheerfully az a snapping turtle, and hang on like a puppy tew an old kowhide boot.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw