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rearing bit

rearing bit noun: a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting the head when rearing.

Noun

rearing bit (plural rearing bits)

  1. A bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting the head when rearing.
    • [if the horse] tosses up his head so violently or pertinaciously as to become unbearable , ride him a few times in a rearing bit1857, Harry Hieover, Precept and Practice

Forms of rearing bit

pluralrearing bits

Questions about rearing bit

What does rearing bit mean?
Rearing bit means a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting the head when rearing.
What part of speech is rearing bit?
Rearing bit is a noun.
What is the plural of rearing bit?
The plural of rearing bit is rearing bits.

Words near rearing bit in the dictionary

  1. rearhorses
  2. Rearick
  3. Rearicks
  4. rearing
  5. rearing back
  6. rearing bit
  7. rearing bits
  8. rearing one's head
  9. rearing one's ugly head
  10. rearing up
  11. rearings

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