| 单词 | choke-band |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschoke-band choke-band n. now rare (originally and chiefly Scottish) a band belonging to the harness of a horse (or similar animal) and fastened under the jaws or throat. ΚΠ 1506 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 248 Item, for ij elne ribanes to the Kingis hors cholkband. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Chok-band, the small strip of leather by which a bridle is fastened around the jaws of a horse. 1904 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 8 July 696/1 Its ears were gripped by native attendants and a halter slipped over its nose and fastened over the throat with a choke band. 1978 A. Fenton Northern Isles xxxix. 321 A nose-band linked the front openings in the cheek-pieces, and a choke-band the rear openings under the animal's throat. < as lemmas |
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