unbitted

American  

[uhn-bit-id] / ʌnˈbɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. not bitted or bridled.

2. not controlled.

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Etymology

Origin of unbitted

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + bit ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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 King, Charles

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 France, Marie de

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

"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

None but Adrian could have tamed the motley population of London, which, like a troop of unbitted steeds rushing to their pastures, had thrown aside all minor fears, through the operation of the fear paramount.

From The Last Man by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft