unbitted
Americanadjective
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not bitted or bridled.
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not controlled.
Etymology
Origin of unbitted
First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + bit 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"It's easy—for him," commented Brand Williams, discussing Collie's almost uncanny quelling of a vicious, unbitted mustang.
From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Anton Otto Fischer
"So much the worse for the ship, for her cable can be unbitted, as well as the schooner's."
From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Oliver Optic
As soon as the cable was unbitted, "Heave round!" was the cry from the lower-deck.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
Seeing that he was hindered in this fashion, Launfal unbitted his steed, and let him pasture in that fair meadow, where they had come.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by Marie de France
She held her head high, and capered like an unbitted yearling fresh off the first spring pastures.
From Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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