A bit or twitch for a horse's mouth.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > bit (55) kevela1300 A bit or twitch for a horse's mouth. barnaclea1382 A kind of powerful bit or twitch for the mouth of horse or ass, used to restrain a restive animal; later, spec. an instrument consisting of two… bitc1385 The mouthpiece of a horse's bridle, consisting of the metal bit-mouth, and adjacent parts, to which the reins are attached. (It is not clear whether… molanc1400 Either of the studs at each end of a horse's bridle (or perhaps: a bridle-rein). bridle bit1438 The mouthpiece of a bridle; a bit (bit, n.1 9a). snafflea1533 A simple form of bridle-bit, having less restraining power than one provided with a curb. titup1537 A kind of horse's bit (bit, n.1 9a). Cf. sense A. bastonet?1561 A type of bit for a horse, having round buttons or spheres on the mouthpiece. cannon?1561 A horse's bit in which the mouthpiece, sometimes consisting of two parts, is smooth and rounded; this mouthpiece or either of its two parts. Cf. canno… scatch1565 An oval bridle-bit. Also scatch-mouth. cannon bit1574 a horse's bit in which the mouthpiece is smooth and rounded; this mouthpiece; cf. sense 5. snaffle-bit1576 attributive and in other combinations, as snaffle-bit, snaffle-bridle, snaffle-rein; snaffle-bridled, snaffle-mouthed adjs.; snaffle-mouth n. the… port mouth1589 a bit for a horse with a mouthpiece curved in an arch, the higher and narrower the arch the more severe the bit. watering snaffle1593 = watering bridle n. bell-bit1607 ‘the bit of a bridle made in the form of a bell’ (Halliwell). campanel1607 A sort of bit. olive1607 A kind of oval bit for a horse. Obsolete. rare. pear-bit1607 a kind of bit for a horse, perhaps one having a part shaped like a pear. olive-bit1611 = sense A. 7a. port bit1662 = port mouth n. neck-snaffle1686 curb-bit1688 a bit (or bridle) with a curb. masticador1717 A straight bar snaffle used to control a horse when led to water; a slavering-bit. (Chiefly recorded in dictionaries.) Pelham1742 A two-rein horse's bit combining snaffle and curb action in a single mouthpiece; (also) a bridle incorporating such a bit. Frequently attributive in… bridoon1744 A type of light snaffle bit, typically used in conjunction with a curb bit in a double bridle. slabbering-bit1753 (see quot. 1753). hard and sharp1787 a type of bridle having a curb bit and a single set of reins. Weymouth1792 Horse Riding. Designating a type of curb bit (see quot. 1963) or a double bridle comprising this bit and a snaffle with two sets of reins. bridoon-bit1795 General use as a modifier designating bridles or parts of bridles having or using this sort of bit, as bridoon-bit, bridoon-bridle, †bridoon head, b… mameluke bit1826 the heavy iron bit used by the Mamelucos of Brazil (see mameluco, n.). Chiffney-bit1834 A kind of bit, invented by Chiffney, a jockey, which gives more leverage upon the curb than an ordinary bit. training bit1840 ring snaffle1850 a form of bridle bit with rings at each end. gag-snaffle1856 a powerful snaffle (see quot.). segundo1860 A kind of bridle bit. Also attributive. half-moon bit1875 attrib. and Comb. Shaped like a half-moon, as half-moon battery, half-moon bit, half-moon roof, half-moon shoe; half-moon-shaped, half-moon-like… stiff-bit1875 twisted mouth1875 see quot. thorn-bit1886 ? a bit with a sharp projection which pricks the horse's mouth; also figurative. Scamperdale1934 A type of Pelham bit (see Pelham, n.) in which the mouthpiece is angled back to prevent chafing. bit-mouth- (see sense 8a). Subcategories:— parts of (14) |
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