单词 | throat-lash |
释义 | throat-lashn. A strap forming part of a horse's bridle; = throatlatch n. 1a. 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 1805 J. Adams Anal. Horsemanship (new ed.) II. 135 The throat-lash buckled rather loose, to admit the horse when going to bridle his head. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 106 He..held on to the bridle-rein with such tenacity that the throat-lash giving way, it was jerked over the horse's head, leaving the reins in the rider's hands. 1922 San Antonio (Texas) Light 23 July 8 c/1 Let out that throat-lash a couple of holes. 1972 H. A. Harris Sport in Greece & Rome viii. 172 The leatherwork of the ancient bridle was very similar to our own, with brow-band, cheek-strap, nose-band and throat-lash. 2005 A. L. MacDonald Ghost Horse of Meadow Green xiv. 130 Kim adjusted the bridle the way Gramma-Lou taught her—two fingers under the noseband, four fingers in the throat-lash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). throat-lashv. Now historical and rare. transitive. To make (a horse) keep close to its partner when pulling a coach, carriage, etc., by attaching the coupling rein running from one horse's bit to the throat-lash of the other's bridle. Cf. throat-latch v. ΚΠ 1822 Sporting Mag. Apr. 37/1 In my early days, throat-lashing a horse was unknown. 1829 J. Lawrence Horse Varieties & Uses 219 Throat-lashing a young horse, wheeler, or leader, shows great want of judgment. 1889 Ld. A. St Maur in Duke of Beaufort et al. Driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) xi. 183 I opened out the leaders as well as I could; they were not throat-lashed or coupled very close, and fortunately did not shy. 1903 F. M. Ware First-hand Bits of Stable Lore xvi. 243 Awkward leaders may sometimes be ‘throat-lashed,’ as it is called..which puts their heads close together if inclined to pull. 1969 T. Ryder On Box Seat Gloss. 173 ‘To throat-lash’ one horse of a pair means to pass his coupling rein through the throat-lash of his mate. This was said to be a cure for a puller. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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