BIN'ACLE, noun [Formerly bittacle.] A wooden case or box in which the compass and lights are kept on board a ship. It is sometimes divided into three apartments, with sliding shutters; the two sides contain each a compass, and the middle division, a lamp or candle.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.