▪ I. bitting, vbl. n.1
(ˈbɪtɪŋ)
[f. bit v. + -ing1.]
The putting of the bit in a horse's mouth.
| 1611 Cotgr., Embouchement..the bitting, or bridling of a horse. 1833 Regul. Instr. Cavalry i. 83 On first bitting, the bridoon is to be used. |
Comb. bitting-rigging (Saddlery), a bridle, surcingle, back-strap, and a crupper placed on young horses to give them a good bearing. (Knight.)
▪ II. ˈbitting, vbl. n.2 Naut.
[f. bitt v. + -ing1.]
| 1769 Falconer Dict. Marine (1789), Tour de bitte au cable, a turn of the cable about the bits; the bitting of a cable. |