| 单词 | head terret |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead terret head terret n. [see terret n. d] = head-ring n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > tether > ring or loop terret1724 head-ring1795 head terret1795 mink1801 1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. 164 The Territs are what screws in the saddle or housin for the reins to run through... A short terret is often fixed at the top of a bridle, called a head terret, for the leading reins to go through. 1892 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 24 Dec. 5/8 The harness is mounted with..head territs for bridles. 1903 C. G. Harper Stage-coach & Mail II. xiii. 308 ‘What do you know about throat-lashings and head-terrets?’ contemptuously asked Harry Simpson, ex-coachman of the Devonport ‘Quicksilver’. 1946 G. White in B. S. Vesey-FitzGerald Bk. of Horse ii. 450 Pass the near lead rein through the inside head terret (or the bearing-rein terret) of the off wheeler, and then back through the middle pad terret of the near wheeler. 1969 T. Ryder On Box Seat v. 66 If one of the leaders has a habit of swishing his tail over the rein this may be overcome by passing his rein through a head-terret on the wheeler's bridle. 1980 V. Ellis & R. Ellis Donkey Driving 94 When putting to the leaders rein comes back threading through the head terret of the wheeler, and through the top part of the terret on the pad back to the hand. < as lemmas |
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