bitting

[ bit-ing ]
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noun
  1. one of the indentations on the bit of a key.

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How to use bitting in a sentence

  • There should be one established law in bitting: never use any bridle that your horse after a trial will not face.

    Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
  • I cannot help believing that bitting is generally much too severely carried out.

    Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
  • Men do not mean to be cruel to horses when bitting them improperly, but they are so neverthelessto a terrible degree.

    Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
  • It often happens that from improper bitting horses acquire an ugly trick of working their tongues over the mouthpiece.

    Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
  • Correct bitting will ensure complete control, or ought to do so, without inflicting pain.

    Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'Donoghue