Unbitted

Unbitted
Unbit \Un*bit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbitting}.] [1st pref. un- + bit.] (Naut.) To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. --Totten. [1913 Webster]

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  • unbitted — [unbit′id] adj. 1. having no bit or bridle on 2. unrestrained; uncontrolled …   English World dictionary

  • unbitted — adjective Etymology: 2bit Date: circa 1586 archaic unbridled, uncontrolled < our unbitted lusts Shakespeare > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unbitted — /un bit id/, adj. 1. not bitted or bridled. 2. uncontrolled. [1580 90; UN 1 + BITTED] * * * …   Universalium

  • unbitted — adjective a) Not fitted with a bit b) unbridled, uncontrolled …   Wiktionary

  • unbitted — un·bitted …   English syllables

  • unbitted — /ʌnˈbɪtəd/ (say un bituhd) adjective 1. not bitted or bridled. 2. uncontrolled …  

  • unbitted — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + bitted, past participle of bit : unbridled, uncontrolled …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|bit|ted — «uhn BIHT ihd», adjective. 1. unbridled; unrestrained: »conflicts of unbitted nature with too rigid custom (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2. freed of the bit: »an unbitted horse …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cool — Cool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooling}.] 1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water. [1913 Webster] Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue. Luke xvi …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cooled — Cool Cool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooling}.] 1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water. [1913 Webster] Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue. Luke …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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