peton.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪdoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish peto.

Etymology: < Spanish peto (1499 or earlier in general sense ‘breast-plate, armour protecting the chest’, 1928 or earlier in the specific bullfighting sense) < Italian petto breast-plate, armour protecting the chest (15th cent. or earlier in this sense, 16th cent. or earlier with reference to horses), transferred use of petto breast (see petto n.).

Bullfighting.

A padded protective covering for a picador's horse.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > other cloths

poitrel1490

bard1520

fore-cloth1526

bardingc1540

barb1566

pectoral1602

water-deck1721

rug1790

barbing1799

sweaters1828

quarter blanket1872

quarter cloth1894

peto1957

sweat rug1971

1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia v. 52 The number of pics is not rigid..for with the peto the contact may last some time, and not be broken at once as in the pre-peto days.

1968 Economist 17 Feb. 32/1 It was she [sc. Queen Victoria Eugenia] who insisted on the use of the peto, the ugly mattress-like covering that protects picadors' horses, though not infallibly, from disembowelment.

1995 Times (Nexis) 3 May It was hoped that as the petos reduced the mortality in horses from six to one in the average corrida, it would be possible to keep better, stronger and heavier mounts in the ring stables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peto
释义	peton. Brit. /ˈpeɪtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpeɪdoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish peto. Etymology: < Spanish peto (1499 or earlier in general sense ‘breast-plate, armour protecting the chest’, 1928 or earlier in the specific bullfighting sense) < Italian petto breast-plate, armour protecting the chest (15th cent. or earlier in this sense, 16th cent. or earlier with reference to horses), transferred use of petto breast (see petto n.). Bullfighting. A padded protective covering for a picador's horse. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > other cloths poitrel1490 bard1520 fore-cloth1526 bardingc1540 barb1566 pectoral1602 water-deck1721 rug1790 barbing1799 sweaters1828 quarter blanket1872 quarter cloth1894 peto1957 sweat rug1971 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia v. 52 The number of pics is not rigid..for with the peto the contact may last some time, and not be broken at once as in the pre-peto days. 1968 Economist 17 Feb. 32/1 It was she [sc. Queen Victoria Eugenia] who insisted on the use of the peto, the ugly mattress-like covering that protects picadors' horses, though not infallibly, from disembowelment. 1995 Times (Nexis) 3 May It was hoped that as the petos reduced the mortality in horses from six to one in the average corrida, it would be possible to keep better, stronger and heavier mounts in the ring stables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1957
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