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get the bit in one's teeth

Variant of bit

noun

  1. the part of a bridle that goes into a horse's mouth, used to control the horse
  2. anything that curbs or controls
  3. the part of a pipestem held in the mouth
  4. the part of a key that actually turns the lock
  5. the cutting part of any tool, as the blade of a plane
  6. a drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, etc.

transitive verb bitted, bitting

    1. to put a bit into the mouth of (a horse)
    2. to train to the bit
  1. to check or curb
  2. to make the bit on (a key)

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