pole chain
noun
1A measuring chain; = chain (now chiefly historical ).
2The chain by which the end of a carriage-pole is connected with the collar of a draught animal (now rare ).
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Bradley (?1688–1732), botanist and writer.
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