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hackamore U.S.|ˈhækəmɔə(r)|
[? corruption of Sp. jaquima, formerly xaquima, halter, headstall of a horse (Minsheu).]
A halter of horsehair or raw hide having a nose-piece fitted to serve as the head piece of a bridle. Also, a headstall.
1850W. R. Ryan Upper & Lower California I. 152 He overtook me, mounted on a well saddled horse, and leading another by the hackamore. 1889Farmer Americanisms, Hackamore, a plaited bridle in use on the plains, made of horse-hair, and used for breaking-in purposes. 1926D. Branch Cowboy & his Interpreters 39 But having the ‘hackimore’ rope fastened to my belt I held to him until help arrived. 1971A. P. McInnes Dunlevy 86 Her only riding equipment was a rawhide hackamore already on the horse's head. |