单词 | mullen |
释义 | mullenn. Chiefly British regional. A headstall or bridle for a horse. Frequently attributive in mullen-bridle. Cf. molan n. mullen mouth saddlery n. a curved mouthpiece or bit, usually in the shape of a half moon, with the curve putting pressure on the horse's tongue. 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 1598–9 in E. R. Brinkworth & J. S. W. Gibson Banbury Wills & Inventories (1976) I. 152 A carte saddell, one carte ropp, foure mullinn halters and one brydell. 1620 G. Markham Farewell to Husb. (1625) 147 He shal make readie his collars, hames, treates, halters, mullens [etc.]. 1720 in N. W. Alcock People at Home (1993) viii. 150 6 Pair of geares, mullen halters, traces, bridles, sadles. 1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. Mullin bridle, a kind of bridle with blinkers, used for cart-horses. 1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. Mullin, the headstall of a cart-horse: sometimes extended to the headstall and blinkers of a carriage horse. 1952 R. S. Summerhays Encycl. for Horsemen 189/2 Mullen Mouth. Half-moon mouth, otherwise known as a Mulling Mouth. 1982 J. Baker Saddlery & Horse Clothing iii. 35/2 Those with very light mouths may prefer a mullen mouth snaffle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598 |
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