2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
BIDENT Bi"dent, n. Etym: [L. bidens, -entis, having two prongs; bis twice + dens a tooth.]
Defn: An instrument or weapon with two prongs.
BIDENTAL
Bi*den"tal, a.
Defn: Having two teeth. Swift.
BIDENTATE
Bi*den"tate, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.
BIDET Bi*det", n. Etym: [F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal, W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch.]
1. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage. B. Jonson.
2. A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.