birra

Noun

bit (plural bits)

1. A small amount of something.
   • There were bits of paper all over the floor.

   Synonyms:

   morsel, piece, scrap, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental

2. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
   • A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.

   Synonyms:

   kimberwicke, pelham, snaffle

3. A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
   • router bit
4. (UK, dated) A coin of a specified value.
   • a threepenny bit

   Synonyms:

   coin, piece

5. (Canada, US, historical) A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real.
   • A quarter is two bits.

   Synonyms:

   coin, piece

6. (Canada, US, obsolete) A coin of a value similar but not equal to this, in particular the ‘short bit’, i.e. the ten-cent piece or dime.
   • The smallest coin we had in Canada in early days was a dime, worth ten cents. The Indians called this coin “a Bit”. Our next coin, double in buying power and in size, was a twenty-five cent piece and this the Indians called “Two Bits”.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 10, in Klee Wyck

   Synonyms:

   coin, piece

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