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单词 unbit
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unbitadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, bit adj.1
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + bit adj.1 Compare unbitten adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbit.
(un- prefix1 2b.)
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the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] > extremely > not
unbit1743
1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 8 Some Avocation deeming it——to die; Unbit by Rage canine of dying Rich.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

unbitv.

Etymology: un- prefix2 1b(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbit.
transitive. To free (a horse) from the bit. Also absol.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > insert or remove bit
snaffle1555
unbit1566
bit1583
gag1591
barnacle1861
1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. lxx. f. 47, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe Then vnbitte him, and if it be in Winter, offer him a handeful of Wheaten straw.
1639 T. de Gray Compl. Horseman ii. vi. 116 Let him stand upon his trench foure or five houres;..then unbit him, and give him sweet hay.
1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 228 We were told the Herb of it is..venemous,..upon which accompt it was, that we durst not unbit that day.
1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) IV. cxi. 51 Jack Bookwit..unbitted his horse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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