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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Like an unbitted horse, all restraint shaken off, she ran free toward the ocean as to her pasture-land.
From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank
"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 Fischer, Anton Otto
"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 Optic, Oliver
They were in superior numbers, and when they reached the head of the lane, the horses of the American cavalry were unbitted and feeding.
From The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, William Gilmore
Every passion, unbitted and unbridled, hurries the soul bound to it—as Mazeppa was bound to the wild horse—to certain destruction....
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
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