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   Bit

   /bit/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mouthpiece, typically made of metal, which is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse.
   • 2. a tool or piece for boring or drilling, typically of metal: "a drill bit"
   • ▪ the cutting or gripping part of a plane, pliers, or other tool.
   • ▪ the part of a key that engages with the lock lever.
   • ▪ the copper head of a soldering iron.

   verb

   • 1. put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).
   • ▪ restrain: "my own hysteria was bitted by upbringing and respect"

   Word Origin Old Englishbite ‘biting, a bite’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beet and German Biss, also to bite.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bitted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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