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Variant of bit
bit
definition
bit (bit)
noun
- the part of a bridle that goes into a horse's mouth, used to control the horse
- anything that curbs or controls
- the part of a pipestem held in the mouth
- the part of a key that actually turns the lock
- the cutting part of any tool, as the blade of a plane
- a drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, etc.
Etymology: ME < OE bite, a bite < bītan, bite
bit Idioms
take the bit in one's teeth
or get the bit in one's teeth- to clench the bit between the teeth, so that it fails to restrain: said of horses
- to be beyond control
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