unbitted

[ uhn-bit-id ]

adjective

1. not bitted or bridled.
2. not controlled.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbitted¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + bit ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

"It's easy—for him," commented Brand Williams, discussing Collie's almost uncanny quelling of a vicious, unbitted mustang.

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The latter were unbitted and feeding, when the whole of the enemy's cavalry made their appearance.

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Like an unbitted horse, all restraint shaken off, she ran free toward the ocean as to her pasture-land.

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She held her head high, and capered like an unbitted yearling fresh off the first spring pastures.

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So much the worse for the ship, for her cable can be unbitted, as well as the schooner's.

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