bitting
[ bit-ing ]
noun
one of the indentations on the bit of a key.
Origin of bitting
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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'DonoghueI cannot help believing that bitting is generally much too severely carried out.
Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'DonoghueMen 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'DonoghueIt often happens that from improper bitting horses acquire an ugly trick of working their tongues over the mouthpiece.
Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'DonoghueCorrect bitting will ensure complete control, or ought to do so, without inflicting pain.
Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
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