单词 | throatlatch |
释义 | throatlatchn. 1. a. A strap forming part of a horse's bridle, extending from the browband and passing around the base of the horse's jaw to help keep the bridle in position. Cf. throat band n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > halter or bridle > parts of headstallc1330 trench1480 stalk1497 musrol1551 head-strain?1561 water-chain?1561 throat band1585 cavesson1598 mullen1598 nose bit?a1600 front-stall1601 ampyx1607 chain1607 fillet1607 cheek-band1611 cheekpiece1611 noseband1611 throat thong1611 headpiece1678 throatlatch1693 headband1704 trenchefil1730 bridoon1744 banquet1753 head1756 cheek1795 throat strap1803 frontlet1805 throat-lash1805 cheekstrap1834 brow-band1844 nosepiece1865 shank1879 1693 Eng.–Lat. Dict. at Throat, in A. Littleton Linguæ Romanæ dictionarium The throat-band, or throat-latch of a bridle. Lorum jugulare. 1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. 191 The furniture silver plated..throat latches, at the throat band the collar buckles and dees [etc.]. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 935/1 Gag-runner (Harness), a loop depending from the throat-latch. 1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow xvi. 208 The hames or seals were fastened..at the bottom by throat-bands or throat-latches. 2004 R. Hairston Essentials of Horsekeeping vi. 202 Loosely buckle the throatlatch to one below the notch that touches your horse's jaw. b. In extended use: a strap or band passing under a person's chin or across the throat as part of a piece of clothing or other attire; (spec.) (a) the chinstrap of a helmet; (b) a strap or piece of fabric at the collar of a coat or jacket which may be fastened across the throat for extra warmth and to hold the collar closed. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck neck1530 neck-piece1611 throatlatch1727 throat1813 society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > strap buckler?1650 throatlatch1727 check-strap1857 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > parts of headgear > [noun] > strap or tie-string string1564 stay1601 chin-stay1699 kissing-strings1705 throatlatch1727 bonnet1817 brides1829 hat guard1839 chin-strap1864 1727 T. Wotton et al. Eng. Baronets II. §225. 106 When he was on the Ground she loosen'd her Throat-Latch, lifted up her Helmet, and let down her Hair about her Shoulders. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Throat-latch..2. The strings of a hat, cap, &c. fastened under the chin. 1876 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 12 Aug. 9/5 For the handsomest pendants set with precious stones..a necklace of round pearls is required..or a velvet throat-latch. 1888 Hampsh. Tel. & Sussex Chron. 31 Mar. 9/5 The man with the red flannel throat latch crossed over to a street car. 1912 Dry Goods Reporter 1 June (advt.) Automobile collar with hinged throat latch, to button close to neck. 1948 ‘A. North’ Gifts of Asti in Fantasy Bk. I. iii. 10 Varta hesitated, plucking at the throat latch of her hood-like helmet. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Sept. 34 The throat latch, which is hidden and secured under the collar when not in use, is meant to keep out both wind and rain. 2006 Sun (Nexis) 7 Jan. (advt.) Each [duffel] coat is finished with a roomy hood, deep patch pockets, a throat latch, adjustable cuffs and bound seams. 2. The part of a horse's body where the neck meets the base of the jaw, around which the throatlatch (sense 1a) is passed. ΚΠ 1810 Maryland Herald & Hager's-town Weekly Advertiser 7 Nov. A bright bay horse..has a small white spot under the throat latch. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 447/2 As he commences to indulge in the habit complained of, the apex or point of the sharpened leather will press against the throatlatch. 1925 Farmers' Bull. (rev. ed.) No. 779. 8 A clean-cut throatlatch on a crested neck of good length gives a horse style and beauty of outline. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xviii. 215 The larger of the two animals..nibbled the cheek and throatlatch of the smaller. 2011 Horse & Rider Oct. 38/1 She does look thick in the throatlatch, and this could offset her balance. 3. U.S. A piece of skin and flesh taken from the cheek or throat of a fish, for use as bait. ΚΠ 1868 H. Thrasher Hunter & Trapper xiii. 62 If you have no bait, a piece of woolen rag may catch one, and then you can cut a bit of what is called the throat-latch, or of the narrow part next to the tail, and upon this put a little assafœtida, and they will bite it well. 1892 Outing (U.S.) Feb. 395/1 After the first unfortunate smelt finds its way out of the water the eyes and the solid piece of flesh between the gills, called by the fishermen the ‘throat latch’, are used for bait. 2003 Ultimate Guide Freshwater Fishing 350 (caption) Fish the throat latch on a plain hook or use it to tip a jig. Compounds C1. General attributive, as throatlatch buckle, throatlatch strap, etc. ΚΠ 1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. x. 192 (table) A set of throat-latch dees. 1876 Specif. & Drawings Patents (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Aug. 1175/1 To this ring are also fastened the ends of the throat-latch straps. 1903 Saddlery & Harness Sept. 31/2 What are called throat-latch straps..to a cart halter. 1983 T. Ryder On Box Seat (ed. 4) ii. 13 The crown piece..may have sewn on at each side between the throat-latch strap and the cheek-piece strap a third strap to which the end of the running bridoon bearing rein can be buckled. 2006 T. Landers Professional Care of Racehorse viii. 145 Unfasten the throat-latch buckle. C2. attributive. Designating a garment or part of a garment having or incorporating a throatlatch (sense 1b(b)), as throatlatch closure, throatlatch collar, throatlatch jacket, etc. ΚΠ 1965 Men's Wear 75 Years of Fashion 25 June 248 (caption) Cary Grant's plaid sport coat has throat latch collar tab. 1983 Kokomo (Indiana) Trib. 15 Dec. 40/5 Flattering racing jacket of lightweight chintz with the throat-latch collar and epaulets. 1985 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 28 Nov. 5 a Boys' throat-latch jackets. 1994 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 18 Nov. (News section) 28 (advt.) Classic poplin jacket with throat latch collar in regulars and longs. C3. attributive, with the sense ‘that resembles a throatlatch’, as throatlatch beard, throatlatch whiskers, etc. ΚΠ 1901 G. W. Cable Cavalier xix. 76 He had a retreating chin, a throat-latch beard and a roving eye. 1914 G. W. Cable Gideon's Band lvi. 426 A towering, massive, grizzly man..with a short, stiff, throat-latch beard. 1922 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 12 Sept. 8/4 Horace Greeley combed his throatlatch whiskers with a horn comb. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : † throat-latchv. < n.1693 see also |
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