Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bridle-bit in which the mouthpiece is a chain.
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Examples
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These manoeuvres brought vicious jerks on the wicked chain-bit that was cutting Pasha's tender mouth sorrily and more jabs from the little knives.
Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle Sewell Ford 1907
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These man [oe] uvres brought vicious jerks on the wicked chain-bit that was cutting Pasha's tender mouth sorrily and more jabs from the little knives.
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906
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