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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
binnacle /ˈbɪnək(ə)l/

▶noun a built-in housing for a ship's compass.

– origin C15 (as bittacle): from Sp. bitácula, bitácora or Port. bitacola, from L. habitaculum ‘dwelling place’.

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