单词 | rearing bit |
释义 | > as lemmasrearing bit rearing bit n. Equestrianism a bit to which a martingale or other strap may be clipped in order to prevent a horse from lifting its head while rearing. ΚΠ 1845 Sporting Mag. Jan. 36 A rearing-bit or a fixed martingale are most decidedly out of character in the hunting field. 1937 D. Conyers in G. Winter Horseman's Week-end Bk. 145 He had to be ridden in a rearing bit to the meets, with his evil eye set sullenly as he recognized defeat. 2004 Townsville (Queensland, Austral.) Bull. (Nexis) 31 July 41 A steward caught five trainers who led their horses from their float on to the course without having clipped the rearing bit to the head collar. < as lemmas |
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