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Etymology: From the past practice of soldiers bite, biting a bullet to avoid crying out in pain, usually during a medical procedure or punishment.While this is given frequently as an etymology, http://www.alt-usage-english.org/ucle/ucle10.htmlbullet suggests that this is in fact incorrect, and the phrase derives instead from the practice of biting open paper cartridges.

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