■ noun a simple bit on a bridle, used with a single set of reins.
■ verb Brit. informal illicitly take for oneself.
Origin
C16 (asnoun): prob. from Low Ger. or Du.; the verb (C19) is perh. a different word.
■ noun a simple bit on a bridle, used with a single set of reins.
■ verb Brit. informal illicitly take for oneself.
Origin
C16 (asnoun): prob. from Low Ger. or Du.; the verb (C19) is perh. a different word.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004