unbitted

[ uhn-bit-id ]

adjective
  1. not bitted or bridled.

  2. not controlled.

Origin of unbitted

1
First recorded in 1580–90; un-1 + bit1 + -ed2

Words Nearby unbitted

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How to use unbitted in a sentence

  • "It's easy—for him," commented Brand Williams, discussing Collie's almost uncanny quelling of a vicious, unbitted mustang.

    Overland Red | Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • The latter were unbitted and feeding, when the whole of the enemy's cavalry made their appearance.

    The Life of Francis Marion | William Gilmore Simms
  • Like an unbitted horse, all restraint shaken off, she ran free toward the ocean as to her pasture-land.

  • She held her head high, and capered like an unbitted yearling fresh off the first spring pastures.

    Patsy | S. R. Crockett
  • So much the worse for the ship, for her cable can be unbitted, as well as the schooner's.

    Down the Rhine | Oliver Optic