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Witting vs Bitting - What's the difference?

witting | bitting |

As nouns the difference between witting and bitting

is that witting is (obsolete) knowledge, awareness while bitting is the part of a key that engages the tumblers to activate the lock.

As verbs the difference between witting and bitting

is that witting is while bitting is .

As an adjective witting

is aware, knowledgable.

witting

English

Etymology 1

Partly from (etyl) vitand, partly from the present participle of (wit).

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) Knowledge, awareness.
  • * Late 14th century , Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Wife of Bath's Prologue’ ll. 648-9, Canterbury Tales , Oxford 1988, p. 113:
    • for his wyf was at a someres game, / Wiþouten his wityng , he forsook hire eke.

    Etymology 2

    Participle adjective of wit.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • aware, knowledgable
    • Antonyms
    * unwitting

    Verb

    (head)

    • bitting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the part of a key that engages the tumblers to activate the lock

    • Synonyms

    * key bit

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * biting