The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
A small amount of something.
An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
A gun.
The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
A portion of something.
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
The cutting iron of a plane.
Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
A unit of measure for information entropy.
A prison sentence, especially a short one.
A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
Fractions of a second.
Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Specifically, a small amount of time.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
simple past tense of bite
Having been bitten.
A clout nail.
The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
A home run.
A blow with the hand.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
To hit, especially with the fist.
To join or patch clumsily.