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check-strap
check-strap n.
Brit. 
/ˈtʃɛkstrap/
, /ˈtʃɛkstrap/U.S. /ˈtʃɛkˌstræp/
(a) the strap of a helmet, etc., running under the chin, by which it is held in position; (b) U.S. a strap controlling the bit in a horse's mouth; (c) a strap designed to prevent a door from opening too wide./ˈtʃɛkˌstræp/ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > strap
buckler?1650
throatlatch1727
check-strap1857
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > straps
lorainc1290
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breastplate1578
martingale1584
rudstay1688
running martingale1747
breastband1783
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check-strap1857
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > strap to prevent door from opening wide
check-strap1962
1857 G. A. Lawrence Guy Livingstone Look at the helmet, with the clean even gap in it, cloven down to the check-strap.
1887 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 508/1 ‘I'll put a check-strap on him, if he won't do it!’ a little chap exclaimed..using a phrase drawn from the training of horses.
1962 Which? Suppl. July 107/2 The door check straps were disintegrating.
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