BIT Copy link • BIT 1. of a bridle, orea. A bridle with a sharp bit, frenum lupatum. 2. v. To bit a horse, oream ori equi inserere. 3. mouthful, offa, frustum, bolus (Plaut., Terentianus, prae-classical), buccea (Suet.). Little bit, offula. Bit by bit, offatim, frustatim. Morsel, little piece, mica, uncia; frustum. A bit of bread, uncia panis. A little, paullulum. Not a bit, ne tantillum quidem, ne minimum quidem. To wait a bit, paulum or paulisper opperiri.