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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The horses were still saddled, though with loosened girths, but had been unbitted, and were busily munching at the hay spread before them on the pavement.
From Kitty's Conquest by Charles King
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
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 Frank Norris
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
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 William Gilmore Simms
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