bitting

American  

[bit-ing] / ˈbɪt ɪŋ /

noun

1. one of the indentations on the bit of a key.

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Etymology

Origin of bitting

bit ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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bitting

Hard-mouthed horses, when accompanied with great spirit, are objectionable, as they require peculiar bitting and the utmost vigilance.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

So the Pyrenees, with her cargo of fire, was hove to, bitting the teeth of the gale and fighting and smashing the pounding seas.

From South Sea Tales by Jack London

I have not seen a dozen coachmen, private or public, to whom my youngest child could not have given invaluable suggestions as to the bitting, harnessing, and handling of his cattle.

From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Price Collier

It is true, he was on the whole rather an innocent monster; and between bitting and bridling, coaxing and humouring, might have been made to pad on well enough.

From St. Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott

A little shadow passes over my mind as I think of the analogy to bitting a horse.

From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill