Definitions
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- verb intransitive, horses to
bite thebit , especially whenrestless - verb intransitive, idiomatic (of a person) to show
impatience orfrustration whendelayed
Etymologies
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From champ (verb) ("to chew noisily") + bit ("part of horse's harness held in its mouth"); horses tend to chew on their bits when impatient at waiting.
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